Assembly Bill A8856

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation by the department of environmental conservation of business transaction paper containing bisphenol A

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A8856 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1786
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0508, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4532
2013-2014: S3513
2015-2016: S2763
2017-2018: S87
2019-2020: S1096
2021-2022: S417

2023-A8856 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the distribution and use of paper containing bisphenol A for the recording of any business transaction.

2023-A8856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8856
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu-
   lation of bisphenol A in business transaction paper
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0508 to read as follows:
 § 37-0508. REGULATION OF BISPHENOL A IN BUSINESS TRANSACTION PAPER.
   1. BISPHENOL A PROHIBITION IN BUSINESS TRANSACTION PAPER.  NO  PERSON,
 FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY OR CORPO-
 RATION, INCLUDING BANKING ORGANIZATIONS, SHALL  DISTRIBUTE  OR  USE  ANY
 PAPER  CONTAINING BISPHENOL A FOR THE RECORDING OF ANY BUSINESS OR BANK-
 ING TRANSACTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECEIPTS, CREDITS,  WITH-
 DRAWALS, DEPOSITS, AND CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD RECORDS.
   2. PAPER MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITIES. A. NO PAPER MANUFACTURER SHALL
 PRODUCE  OR DISTRIBUTE ANY PAPER CONTAINING BISPHENOL A WHICH IS PROHIB-
 ITED TO BE USED OR DISTRIBUTED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   B.  ANY  PAPER MANUFACTURER THAT PRODUCES PAPER CONTAINING BISPHENOL A
 FOR THE PURPOSES REFERRED TO IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL:
   (1) NOT REPLACE BISPHENOL A WITH ANOTHER CHEMICAL  COMPOUND  THAT  HAS
 BEEN  SCIENTIFICALLY ESTABLISHED TO BE A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN AS CLAS-
 SIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, A  DEVELOP-
 MENTAL TOXIN, AN ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR OR A REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN;
   (2)  USE  THE  LEAST  TOXIC  ALTERNATIVE  CHEMICAL COMPOUND TO REPLACE
 BISPHENOL A;
   (3) PROVIDE INFORMATION ON  THE  CHEMICAL  COMPOUND  USED  TO  REPLACE
 BISPHENOL A TO THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   (4)  NOT MANUFACTURE SUCH PAPER UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE CERTI-
 FIED ALTERNATIVE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS TO BISPHENOL A BASED UPON THE RECOM-
 MENDATIONS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE  ON  LEAST  TOXIC  ALTERNATIVES  TO
 BISPHENOL A.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05237-01-3
              

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