Bill Text: NY S03608 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3608 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S03608 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S03608-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3608
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 7, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
         vation
       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.
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