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A07516 Summary:

A07516 Actions:

A07516 Committee Votes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION   Chair:Titone      
DATE:05/08/2018AYE/NAY:16/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Titone
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Abbate
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Quart
Aye
Stec
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Johns
Aye
Simon
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Niou
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Williams
Aye
Wallace
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:05/14/2018AYE/NAY:22/0  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Curran
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Titus
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye

A07516 Floor Votes:

A07516 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7516--C
                                                                Cal. No. 914
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 28, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, ENGLEBRIGHT, McDONOUGH, HOOPER, SIMON,
          DICKENS,  DE LA ROSA, JAFFEE, CRESPO, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A.  BUCHWALD, GALEF -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
          on  Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on
          Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,
          sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from  said
          committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
          ted to said committee -- reported and referred  to  the  Committee  on
          Codes  --  advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
          retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  enacting
          "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture
 
          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 "Harper's Law".
     2    § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
     3  ii to read as follows:
     4    § 399-ii. Furniture tip restraint device. 1. As used in this section:
     5    (a)  "furniture" shall mean a clothing storage unit that is freestand-
     6  ing and over twenty-five inches in height including but not  limited  to
     7  chests, dressers, armoires, and bureaus; and
     8    (b)  "tip restraint device" shall mean a mechanism that is designed to
     9  reduce the risk of furniture tipping over. Such  mechanism  may  include
    10  straps, wall brackets, steel cables, or plug and screw sets.
    11    2. No person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability compa-
    12  ny,  corporation, or other entity shall sell or offer to sell new furni-
    13  ture to a consumer at retail unless the retailer (a) maintains in  stock
    14  and  prominently  displays within the store tip restraint devices avail-
    15  able for sale that are compatible with such furniture; and (b)  posts  a
    16  notice, in a conspicuous location which may be easily seen or reached by
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10340-08-8
        A. 7516--C                          2
 
     1  customers,  that,  in  legible  format,  states:  "Certain furniture may
     2  become unstable and tip over, leading to possible injury or  death.  Tip
     3  restraint  devices  may  prevent  tipping  of  furniture  when  properly
     4  installed."    A retailer shall not be required to maintain in stock and
     5  prominently display tip restraint devices pursuant to this  section  for
     6  furniture  that  is  offered  for  sale  with a compatible tip restraint
     7  device as part of the purchase.
     8    3. The provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  furniture
     9  purchased through an online retailer.
    10    4.  Any  person,  firm,  partnership,  association,  limited liability
    11  company, corporation, or other entity that sells or offers to  sell  new
    12  furniture to a consumer at retail in violation of the provisions of this
    13  section  shall  be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred
    14  dollars for each violation.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    16  have become a law.