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A07594 Summary:

A07594 Actions:

A07594 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Glick      
DATE:05/20/2026AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Glick
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Colton
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Otis
Aye
Tague
Aye
Williams
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Brown
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Slater
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Bailey
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Sempolinski
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Septimo
Excused
Lee
Excused
Levenberg
Aye
Simone
Aye
Anderson
Aye
Conrad
Aye
Lasher
Aye
Schiavoni
Aye
Kassay
Aye
Kay
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:05/20/2026AYE/NAY:18/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Powers
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Mikulin
Excused
Weprin
Aye
Tannousis
Excused
Hevesi
Aye
Angelino
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Molitor
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Bores
Excused
Reyes
Absent
Cunningham
Aye
Romero
Aye
Alvarez
Aye
Taylor
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:06/02/2026AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Ra
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Excused
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Colton
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Smith
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Excused
Gandolfo
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Excused
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A07594 Floor Votes:

A07594 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7594--C
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      April 1, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. LUNSFORD, LEVENBERG, GRIFFIN, DINOWITZ, SHIMSKY,
          SEAWRIGHT, ROSENTHAL, HEVESI, JACOBSON, RAGA, McDONALD, REYES, WEPRIN,
          KASSAY, LASHER, CRUZ, K. BROWN, BORES -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the  Commit-
          tee  on Environmental Conservation 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 -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on  Rules  --  Rules
          Committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
          regulation of toxic substances in playground surfacing materials
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new section 37-0123 to read as follows:
     3  § 37-0123.  Regulation of toxic substances in playground surfacing mate-
     4               rials.
     5    1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
     6  ing meanings:
     7    (a) "Playground surfacing materials"  means  products,  materials,  or
     8  substances used or installed on the ground surface of a playground.
     9    (b)  "Playground"  means  an  outdoor  recreation  area  for  children
    10  equipped with one or more play structures.
    11    (c) "Manufacturer"  means a person: (i) that produces or  whose  brand
    12  name under which playground surfacing materials are sold; or (ii) in the
    13  case  of  playground  surfacing  materials  that  were imported into the
    14  United States, "manufacturer"  means  the  importer  or  first  domestic
    15  distributor of such playground surfacing materials if no person who is a
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08124-12-6
        A. 7594--C                          2
 
     1  manufacturer  within  the  meaning of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph
     2  has a presence in the United States.
     3    (d) "PAHs" means polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
     4    (e)  "Intentionally  added"  shall  have  the  same meaning as "inten-
     5  tionally added chemical"  set  forth  in  subdivision  four  of  section
     6  37-0121 of this title.
     7    2.  After  December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, no person
     8  shall sell, or offer for sale, in this state  any  playground  surfacing
     9  material that contains PFAS, PAHs, or lead:
    10    (a) that has been intentionally added; or
    11    (b)  at  or above a level that the department shall establish by regu-
    12  lation.
    13    3. (a) No person that  sells,  or  offers  for  sale,  any  playground
    14  surfacing  material  shall be held in violation of this  section if they
    15  can show that they relied in good faith on the written assurance of  the
    16  manufacturer  of  such product that such product met the requirements of
    17  this section. Such written assurance shall take the form  of  a  certif-
    18  icate  of compliance stating that such product is in compliance with the
    19  requirements of this section. The certificate  of  compliance  shall  be
    20  signed by an authorized official of the manufacturer.
    21    (b)  In  addition  to  any  other  applicable penalties, it shall be a
    22  violation of this title to provide a certificate of   compliance   under
    23  paragraph  (a) of this subdivision when a product is in violation of the
    24  requirements of this section.
    25    § 2. Section 71-3703 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
    26  by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    27    8. Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who  fails  to
    28  perform  any duty imposed by section 37-0123 of this chapter or any rule
    29  or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be liable for a  civil
    30  penalty  not  to  exceed  one thousand dollars for each day during which
    31  such violation continues, and in addition thereto, such  person  may  be
    32  enjoined  from continuing such violation. Such person shall for a second
    33  violation be liable to the people of the state for a civil  penalty  not
    34  to  exceed  two  thousand five hundred dollars for each day during which
    35  such violation continues.
    36    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    37  it shall have become a law.