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A05147 Summary:

A05147 Actions:

A05147 Committee Votes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION   Chair:DenDekker      
DATE:05/14/2019AYE/NAY:14/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
DenDekker
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Abbate
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Quart
Aye
Miller
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
Simon
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Excused
Rozic
Aye
Niou
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Williams
Aye
Fall
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:05/21/2019AYE/NAY:15/6  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Ra
Nay
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Pretlow
Absent
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Garbarino
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye

A05147 Floor Votes:

A05147 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
            S. 3493--A                                            A. 5147--A
                                                                Cal. No. 195
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 7, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
          --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate
          Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, THIELE, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED,
          DE LA ROSA, JEAN-PIERRE, L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK -- read once and referred
          to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection --  ordered  to  a
          third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
          the order of third reading
 
        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 connected
    10  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  wreaths,  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
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00250-02-0
        S. 3493--A                          2                         A. 5147--A
 
     1  contains an electrical cord casing in which lead is used, there shall be
     2  printed thereon or attached thereto a warning label.
     3    3. Such warning label shall contain the following statement: "WARNING:
     4  HANDLING  THE  COATED  ELECTRICAL WIRE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO
     5  LEAD. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE."
     6    4. Any person, firm, corporation  or  association  who  violates  this
     7  section  shall  be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thou-
     8  sand dollars for each such violation.
     9    5. The commissioner may waive the provisions of this section in  whole
    10  or  in  part  upon  finding by the commissioner in a particular instance
    11  that there is no significant threat to public health.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    13  have become a law.