Bill Text: NY S04465 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that on each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed in this state that contains an electrical cord casing made with polyvinyl chloride in which lead is used as a fire-retardant and stabilizer there shall be a warning label; defines terms; provides for civil penalties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S04465 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04465-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4465
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 15, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  the  manufacture
          and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting products containing lead
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  1376-b to read as follows:
     3    §  1376-b.  Manufacture  and  sale of seasonal and decorative lighting
     4  products containing lead. 1. When used  in  this  title,  "seasonal  and
     5  decorative lighting product" shall mean portable, plug-connected, tempo-
     6  rary-use  lighting products and accessories that have a nominal 120-volt
     7  input voltage rating.
     8    (a) Lighting products within the scope of this rule are factory-assem-
     9  bled with  push-in,  midget-  or  miniature-  screw  base  lamp  holders
    10  connected in series or parallel, directly across the 120-volt input.
    11    (b)  Such  lighting  products  include, but are not limited to lighted
    12  decorative outfits such as wired holiday string lights, pre-lit  artifi-
    13  cial  Christmas  trees,  plants,  flowers or wreathes, stockings, stars,
    14  candles and light sculptures.
    15    2. On each seasonal and decorative lighting product manufactured, sold
    16  or delivered by a manufacturer or distributed  within  this  state  that
    17  contains an electrical cord casing made with polyvinyl chloride in which
    18  lead  is used as a fire-retardant and stabilizer, there shall be printed
    19  thereon or attached thereto a warning label.
    20    3. Such warning label shall contain the following statement: "WARNING:
    21  HANDLING THE COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY  EXPOSE  YOU  TO
    22  LEAD. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE."
    23    4.  Any  person,  firm,  corporation  or association who violates this
    24  section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than  one  thou-
    25  sand dollars for each such violation.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    5.  The commissioner may waive the provisions of this section in whole
     2  or in part upon finding by the commissioner  in  a  particular  instance
     3  that there is no significant threat to public health.
     4    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     5  have become law.