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A00168 Summary:
BILL NO | A00168B |
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SAME AS | No Same As |
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SPONSOR | Rosenthal L (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Dinowitz, Gunther, Weprin, Buchwald, Jaffee, Fahy, D'Urso |
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MLTSPNSR | Arroyo, Cook, Englebright, Perry |
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Add §390-m, Soc Serv L | |
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Establishes "Brendan's law"; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities installing new or replacement window coverings to install cordless window coverings; requires child day care centers and certain other facilities that have window coverings in place before the effective date of this section to meet safety standards established in ANSI/WCMA A 100.1-2012 or any successor standard. |
A00168 Actions:
BILL NO | A00168B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01/09/2019 | referred to children and families | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2019 | amend (t) and recommit to children and families | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2019 | print number 168a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | reported referred to codes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2019 | reported referred to rules | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2019 | reported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2019 | rules report cal.231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2019 | ordered to third reading rules cal.231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2019 | substituted by s3186a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | S03186 AMEND=A KENNEDY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/08/2020 | ordered to third reading cal.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/21/2020 | amended on third reading 168b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 03/10/2020 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 03/10/2020 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 03/10/2020 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 02/04/2019 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 04/30/2019 | 1ST REPORT CAL.543 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 05/01/2019 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 05/06/2019 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 05/22/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 05/22/2019 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 05/22/2019 | referred to children and families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/04/2019 | RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/04/2019 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/04/2019 | VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/04/2019 | AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 3186A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/12/2019 | REPASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/12/2019 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/12/2019 | referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/17/2019 | substituted for a168a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 06/17/2019 | ordered to third reading rules cal.231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/08/2020 | died in assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/08/2020 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/08/2020 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/21/2020 | 1ST REPORT CAL.218 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/22/2020 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 01/23/2020 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 12/28/2020 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
A00168 Committee Votes:
Jaffee | Aye | Byrnes | Aye | ||||||
Arroyo | Aye | Friend | Aye | ||||||
Fahy | Aye | Miller | Aye | ||||||
Davila | Aye | Smullen | Aye | ||||||
Barnwell | Aye | ||||||||
Wright | Aye | ||||||||
Vanel | Aye | ||||||||
Jean-Pierre | Aye | ||||||||
Frontus | Aye | ||||||||
Burke | Aye | ||||||||
Cruz | Aye | ||||||||
Raynor | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
De La Rosa | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Excused | Kolb | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Crouch | Aye | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Finch | Aye | ||||||
Gantt | Excused | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Excused | Raia | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Ortiz | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Malliotakis | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Excused | ||||||||
Glick | Aye | ||||||||
Aubry | Aye | ||||||||
Englebright | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Colton | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Titus | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Excused | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Lupardo | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
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A00168 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Stec
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Darling
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
No
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barrett
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tague
ER
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bichotte
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brabenec
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
ER
Montesano
ER
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Bronson
ER
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
ER
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
ER
Weprin
Yes
Burke
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Salka
Yes
Williams
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Wright
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
ER
Finch
No
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Colton
No
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Cook
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A00168 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 168--B Cal. No. 6 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, GUNTHER, WEPRIN, BUCHWALD, JAFFEE, FAHY, D'URSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT in relation to establishing Brendan's law; and to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring cordless window coverings in child day care centers and certain other facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Brendan's 2 Law". 3 § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 390-m 4 to read as follows: 5 § 390-m. Cordless window coverings required. 1. For purposes of this 6 section the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 7 (a) "Beaded chain" means a series of small spheres, equally spaced on 8 a cord or connected by metal shafts used to raise and lower a window 9 covering. 10 (b) "Cord loop" means a curving or doubling of a beaded chain or cord 11 to form a closed loop. 12 (c) "Cordless window covering" means: 13 (i) a horizontal blind or cellular shade that has no draw cord and the 14 internal lift cord runs in the slats of the horizontal blind so that the 15 cord is incapable of forming a loop greater than 7.25 inches; 16 (ii) a Roman shade, roll-up blind, or woven shade that has no draw 17 cord and the lift cord is completely enclosed so that it is not accessi- 18 ble; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00521-06-0A. 168--B 2 1 (iii) a vertical blind that has a wand as its operating mechanism and 2 does not contain any beaded chains, corded pulleys, or other cord loop 3 operating mechanisms; and 4 (iv) a roller shade that does not contain a cord or beaded chain. 5 (d) "Draw cord" means any form of rope, strap, or string used to raise 6 or lower a window covering. 7 (e) "Internal lift cord" means a cord that is contained inside the 8 body and rails of the blind or shade. 9 (f) "Wand" means a rod used to: 10 (i) rotate a vertical blind; or 11 (ii) tilt a horizontal blind. 12 2. Any child day care center as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivi- 13 sion one of section three hundred ninety of this title or any authorized 14 agency as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision ten of section three 15 hundred seventy-one of this title including any agency boarding home or 16 group home installing new or replacement window coverings shall install 17 cordless window coverings or window coverings with inaccessible opera- 18 tional and inner cords. 19 3. Any child day care center as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivi- 20 sion one of section three hundred ninety of this title or any authorized 21 agency as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision ten of section three 22 hundred seventy-one of this title including any agency boarding home or 23 group home that has window coverings in place prior to the effective 24 date of this section, shall meet the requirements of ANSI/WCMA A 25 100.1-2012 or any successor standard thereto, including standards for: 26 (a) Roman shades, roll-up shades, woven shades, and all window 27 coverings with exposed and unsecured cords; 28 (b) horizontal blinds, cellular shades, and all window coverings that 29 have draw cords for their operation; and 30 (c) vertical blinds and other window covering products with loops 31 utilized in their operation. 32 4. If a person fails to comply with the requirements of subdivision 33 three of this section, the authorized agency may require replacement of 34 existing window coverings with cordless window coverings or window 35 coverings with inaccessible operational and inner cords. 36 § 3. This act shall take effect twenty-four months after it shall have 37 become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 38 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 39 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 40 on or before such effective date.