NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5488
SPONSOR: Jackson TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill brushes
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:;
Banning wire grill brushes from being distributed, or manufactured.
SUMMARY OF PROVISION:
Section 1: Amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new
section 37-1301 which specifies a ban on wire grill brushes from being
made and sold, and defines wire grill brushes as used in the section.
Section 2: set effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
The use of wire grill brushes can be a serious risk to a person's
health. According to the American Medical Association (AMA) and multiple
medical professionals, the wires•on wire bristle grill brushes can fall
off and attach to food which can cause them to be ingested. The inges-
tion of these wires can cause internal injuries to the throat, abdomen ,
mouth and tonsils. According to the AMA, more than 1,600 emergency
department visits between 2002 and 2014 were caused by wire-bristle
brushes. The ban on the manufacture, sale and use of wire bristle grill
brushes can help people further enjoy the grilling experience without
the risk of wire brush injury.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:;
A9274 of 2023-2024; referred to environmental conservation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
TBD,
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5488
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill brushes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
2 by adding a new title 13 to read as follows:
3 TITLE 13
4 WIRE GRILL BRUSHES
5 Section 37-1301. Definitions.
6 37-1303. Prohibition on manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill
7 brushes.
8 37-1305. Preemption.
9 37-1307. Rules and regulations.
10 § 37-1301. Definitions.
11 For purposes of this title, "wire grill brush" shall mean a wire-bris-
12 tled brush used to clean a grill.
13 § 37-1303. Prohibition on manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill
14 brushes.
15 On and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, no person shall
16 manufacture, distribute, sell or offer for sale, or use in the state any
17 wire grill brush.
18 § 37-1305. Preemption.
19 Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to wire grill brushes which are
20 regulated pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be vested
21 exclusively in the state.
22 § 37-1307. Rules and regulations.
23 The department is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations
24 as it shall deem necessary to implement the provisions of this title.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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