A05896 Summary:

BILL NOA05896
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03932
 
SPONSORSchimel
 
COSPNSREnglebright, Colton, Jaffee, Titone, Crespo, Gottfried, Dinowitz, Rosenthal, Miller, Montesano, Lifton, Otis, Peoples-Stokes, Abinanti, Linares, Stirpe, Kearns, Hevesi, Zebrowski, Simon, McDonough, Gunther, Ryan, Fahy, Paulin, Lavine, Steck, Hooper, Kavanagh, Lupardo
 
MLTSPNSRCeretto, Cook, Galef, Glick, Magee, McKevitt, Rivera, Robinson, Seawright, Solages, Thiele
 
Add Art 37 Title 9 SS37-0901 - 37-0909, amd S71-3703, En Con L
 
Enacts the "Microbead-free waters act" to prohibit the sale of personal cosmetic products containing microbeads.
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A05896 Actions:

BILL NOA05896
 
03/05/2015referred to environmental conservation
03/17/2015reported referred to codes
03/24/2015reported
03/27/2015advanced to third reading cal.156
04/22/2015passed assembly
04/22/2015delivered to senate
04/22/2015REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
01/06/2016DIED IN SENATE
01/06/2016RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/06/2016ordered to third reading cal.223
02/02/2016recommitted to environmental conservation
02/02/2016enacting clause stricken
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A05896 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A5896
 
SPONSOR: Schimel (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the distribution and sale of personal cosmetic products containing microbeads   PURPOSE OF BILL: The bill would prohibit the sale of personal cosmetic products which contain microbeads.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL: Section one of the bill provides the legislative intent of title 9 of article 37 of the environmental conservation law. Section two amends article 37 of the environmental conservation law by adding a new title 9 which: 1. establishes the title of the Act as the "Microbead-free Waters Act"; 2. defines the terms "microbead" and "personal cosmetic product"; 3. prohibits the sale of personal cosmetic products which contain micro-beads; 4. vests all matters pertaining to microbeads in personal cosmetic products with the State; and 5. authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation to promulgate rules and regulations to implement Title 9. Section three amends section 71-3703 of the environmental conservation law to establish penalties for violations. Section four is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: New York State has spent a tremendous amount of money to revitalize and redevelop its waterfronts. Recently, microbeads, a plastic product often measured to be as small as a grain of sand, have been found in high concentrations in New York's Great Lakes, as well as in the Finger Lakes and Mohawk River. The source of this pollution appears to be the sinks, bathtubs and showers in our own homes. Consumers using personal cosmet- ics that contain microbeads, like shampoos, soaps and toothpastes, are washing away what most believe are harmless consumer waste. Unfortu- nately, many of our wastewater treatment plants are unable, absent cost- ly upgrades, to filter out these tiny plastics. In response to this new source of pollution, some major corporations have pledged to phase out the use of microbeads in their personal cosmetic products. To this end, the Microbead-free Waters Act seeks to ensure all other personal cosmetic companies follow suit by prohibiting the distribution, and sale of personal cosmetic products that contain microbeads.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: This is new legislation.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.
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