New York S 5605: Enacts the "washing machine microfiber filtration act"

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S05605 Summary:

BILL NOS05605D

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SAME ASSAME AS A04716-D

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, MAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §396-uu, Gen Bus L

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Requires washing machines sold after a certain date to contain a microfiber filtration system that meets certain specifications.

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BILL NOS05605D

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

03/20/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

03/20/2025PRINT NUMBER 5605A

05/23/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/23/2025PRINT NUMBER 5605B

06/09/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 5605C

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

03/12/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

03/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 5605D

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5605--D

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, FERNANDEZ, MAY -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer
 Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
 sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the
 "washing machine microfiber filtration act"

 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 the "washing
 2 machine microfiber filtration act".
 3 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 396-
 4 uu to read as follows:
 5 § 396-uu. Sale of washing machines; microfiber filtration. 1. Defi-
 6 nitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
 7 following meanings:
 8 a. "Microfiber filtration system" means a filter or other feature, or
 9 a series of filters or other features, built into a washing machine or
 10 packaged, sold, and installed with a washing machine that removes from
 11 water used across all washing cycles ninety percent or more of fibers
 12 and microfibers that are one hundred micrometers or larger.
 13 b. "Washing machine" means a machine designed and used for washing
 14 clothes and linen.
 15 2. a. On and after January first, two thousand thirty, no new washing
 16 machines shall be offered for sale or sold in the state without a micro-
 17 fiber filtration system.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08178-06-6

 S. 5605--D 2

 1 b. All new washing machines sold for residential use in the state with
 2 a microfiber filtration system on or after January first, two thousand
 3 thirty shall bear a conspicuous sticker or other label that is visible
 4 to the consumer and that includes the following statement: "Notice: This
 5 washing machine includes a filtration system to capture microfibers."
 6 Such statement shall be followed by instructions regarding the manner
 7 and frequency with which the consumer should check the system's filters
 8 or other features and dispose of any fibers or microfibers captured.
 9 c. All new washing machines sold for commercial use in the state with
 10 a microfiber filtration system on or after January first, two thousand
 11 thirty shall contain the sticker or other label described in paragraph b
 12 of this subdivision, however such sticker or other label may be placed
 13 in a location that is not visible to users of such commercial washing
 14 machine.
 15 3. a. A manufacturer of a washing machine that is subject to the
 16 requirements of subdivision two of this section shall provide each
 17 person that offers such washing machine for sale or distribution in t