Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish or nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene; prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement businesses.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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787
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
manufacture, distribution or sale of nail polish and nail hardener
containing dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldeh-
yde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene and prohibits the use
of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement busi-
nesses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 399-tt to read as follows:
3 § 399-tt. Manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish or
4 nail hardener containing dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldeh-
5 yde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene prohibit-
6 ed. 1. The following substances shall be prohibited in the manufacture,
7 distribution and sale of nail polish or nail hardener:
8 (a) dibutyl phthalates (DBP);
9 (b) toluene;
10 (c) formaldehyde;
11 (d) formaldehyde resin;
12 (e) camphor;
13 (f) ethyl tosylamide; and
14 (g) xylene.
15 2. It shall be unlawful for appearance enhancement businesses to use
16 nail polish or nail hardener containing:
17 (a) dibutyl phthalates (DBP);
18 (b) toluene;
19 (c) formaldehyde;
20 (d) formaldehyde resin;
21 (e) camphor;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (f) ethyl tosylamide; or
2 (g) xylene.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
4 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
