Bill Text: NY A06230 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to thermal paper receipts containing bisphenol-A.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-18 - referred to environmental conservation [A06230 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06230-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6230
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 18, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. MAISEL, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
         prohibiting  the  use  of thermal paper receipts or cash receipt paper
         containing bisphenol-A
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section 37-0503 of the environmental conservation law, as
    2  added by chapter 280 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    3  S 37-0503. Definitions.
    4    As used in this title[,]:
    5    1. "child care product" means  all  pacifiers  and  unfilled  beverage
    6  containers to be used by children under three years old for the consump-
    7  tion  of  liquids  including pacifiers, baby bottles, baby bottle liners
    8  and cups, cup lids, straws and sippy cups.
    9    2. "THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER" OR "CASH RECEIPT  PAPER"  MEANS  ANY  PAPER
   10  THAT  IS  USED  BY  A COMMERCIAL ENTITY TO ISSUE A MECHANICALLY PRODUCED
   11  RECORD OF A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION.
   12    S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
   13  section 37-0508 to read as follows:
   14  S 37-0508. THERMAL RECEIPT PAPER.
   15    NO  PERSON  SHALL  MANUFACTURE,  SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE IN
   16  THIS STATE ANY  THERMAL  RECEIPT  PAPER  OR  CASH  REGISTER  PAPER  THAT
   17  CONTAINS BISPHENOL-A.
   18    S  3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2015. Effective immediate-
   19  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
   20  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
   21  authorized to be made on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08395-01-3