Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S5176
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NY State Senate Bill S5176
senate Bill S5176
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Mar 10, 2017 referred to environmental conservation
S5176 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-2012: S1526
2013-2014: S1223
2019-2020: S2199
S5176 (ACTIVE) - Summary
S5176 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:  S5176
children's products to ensure their health and well-being.
This bill would define children's apparel, define chemical, define
chemical of high concern, define children, define children's product,
define distributor, define manufacturer, define novelty product,
define priority chemical, and define toy.
Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to establish a
this title, that is accessible to the public which lists all chemicals
of high concern and all priority chemicals.
chemicals of high concern or based on credible scientific evidence.
Permit designation of a priority chemical if found to be present in
humans, found to be present in household dust, indoor air, or drinking
water, found to be present in fish, wildlife or the natural
environment, found to be present in a consumer product or present in
the home, school or children's day care center, banned for sale in
Require every manufacturer that offers a children's product for sale
the following information; the identification of the product the name
of the priority chemical, the intended purpose of the chemicals.
Authorize DEC to waive all or part of the reporting requirement for
one or more specified uses of a priority chemical.
Require a manufacturer or distributor of a children's product
information regarding the toxicity of such chemical.
Require the manufacturer or distributor to pay a fee upon submitting
Prohibit the sale, effective January 1, 2022, of a children's product
containing a priority chemical.
Specify that the provisions of this act shall apply only to new
Exempt the following uses, in or for manufacturing, motor vehicles,
watercrafts, combustion by-products, all terrain vehicles or their
component parts, or off-highway motorcycles or their components,
priority chemicals generated solely as combustion by-products or that
are present in combustible fuels, retailers who do not knowingly sell
a prohibited children's product.
Prohibit the sale or distribution of a children's product if the
information and, authorize DEC to participate in an interstate
chemical clearing house to assist in carrying out this title.
those states and is intended to prevent the use of dangerous chemicals
2011-12: S.1526-B/A.3141-A(Sweeney)- Passed Assembly, Referred to
2013-14: S.1223 - Referred to Environmental Conservation
2015-16:  S.2408 - Referred to Environmental Conservation
S5176 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY,  ADDABBO,  AVELLA,  BRESLIN, DIAZ, DILAN,
GIANARIS, HOYLMAN,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  MONTGOMERY,  PARKER,  SERRANO,
LBD08193-01-7
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FOR  OR MARKETED FOR USE BY CHILDREN, INCLUDING BABY PRODUCTS, TOYS, CAR
FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, AND CHILDREN'S APPAREL.    "CHILDREN'S  PRODUCT"
DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  (A)  BATTERIES;  OR (B) CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL COMPUTERS, AUDIO AND VIDEO  EQUIP-
MENT,  CALCULATORS, WIRELESS PHONES, GAME CONSOLES, AND HANDHELD DEVICES
INCORPORATING A VIDEO SCREEN, USED TO ACCESS  INTERACTIVE  SOFTWARE  AND
THEIR  ASSOCIATED  PERIPHERALS; OR (C) A FOOD OR BEVERAGE OR AN ADDITIVE
TO A FOOD OR BEVERAGE REGULATED BY  THE  UNITED  STATES  FOOD  AND  DRUG
ADMINISTRATION;  OR (D) A TOBACCO PRODUCT OR PAPER OR FOREST PRODUCT; OR
(E) A PESTICIDE REGULATED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION
AGENCY.    CHILDREN'S  PRODUCT ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE A DRUG, BIOLOGIC OR
MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATED BY THE UNITED STATES  FOOD  AND  DRUG  ADMINIS-
8.  "MANUFACTURER" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO CURRENTLY MANUFACTURES A FINAL
PRODUCT.  IN THE CASE OF A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT THAT WAS IMPORTED INTO THE
UNITED STATES, "MANUFACTURER" INCLUDES THE IMPORTER  OR  FIRST  DOMESTIC
DISTRIBUTOR  OF THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT IF THE PERSON WHO CURRENTLY MANU-
FACTURES OR ASSEMBLES THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT  OR  WHOSE  BRAND  NAME  IS
9.  "NOVELTY  PRODUCT" MEANS A PRODUCT INTENDED MAINLY FOR PERSONAL OR
HOUSEHOLD ENJOYMENT OR ADORNMENT. NOVELTY PRODUCTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT
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(B)  A  CHEMICAL ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-0905
§ 37-0903. CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN.
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§ 37-0905. PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
DATE OF THIS TITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT A WEBSITE  ACCESSI-
REMOVE A CHEMICAL FROM THE LIST OF PRIORITY CHEMICALS BASED ON  EVIDENCE
THAT  THE  CHEMICAL  IS NOT PRESENT IN A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT OR OTHERWISE
SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE.   IN THE  EVENT
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT A CHEMICAL MEETS THE PRIORITY  CHEMICAL  CRITE-
§ 37-0907. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
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37-0905  OF THIS TITLE, EVERY MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERS A CHILDREN'S PROD-
UCT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN  THIS  STATE  THAT  CONTAINS  AN  INTEN-
DEPARTMENT  IN  A  FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT MAY
COLLABORATE WITH OTHER STATES AND AN INTERSTATE CHEMICALS  CLEARINGHOUSE
THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THE CHILDREN'S  PRODUCT.    THE
3.  NOTICE TO RETAILERS. A MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR OF A CHILDREN'S
PRODUCT CONTAINING A PRIORITY CHEMICAL SHALL NOTIFY PERSONS  THAT  OFFER
THE  CHILDREN'S PRODUCT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE STATE, IN A FORM
4. FEES.  THE  MANUFACTURER  OR  DISTRIBUTOR  SHALL  PAY  A  FEE  UPON
SUBMISSION  OF  A  REPORT OF CHEMICAL USE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION OR A WAIVER REQUEST PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS
SECTION  TO COVER THE DEPARTMENT'S REASONABLE COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX
§ 37-0909. SALES PROHIBITION.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO,  NO  PERSON  SHALL
CONTAINING A PRIORITY CHEMICAL THAT HAS BEEN LISTED  FOR  AT  LEAST  ONE
YEAR.    THIS  PROVISION  SHALL NOT APPLY TO A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT SOLELY
BASED ON ITS CONTAINING  AN  ENCLOSED  BATTERY  OR  ENCLOSED  ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS.  THE  COMMISSIONER MAY EXEMPT A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT FROM THIS
§ 37-0911. APPLICABILITY.
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§ 37-0913.  ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
§ 37-0915. INTERSTATE CHEMICAL CLEARINGHOUSE.
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§ 37-0917. REGULATIONS.