New York S 8816: Relates to third-party delivery services

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S08816 Summary:

BILL NOS08816 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09503

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §399-aaaa, Gen Bus L; amd §3, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.1548 & A.1502)

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Restricts certain substances from being used in menstrual products; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions.

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BILL NOS08816 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.91

01/28/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9503

&nbspA09503 AMEND= Rosenthal

&nbsp01/08/2026referred to health

&nbsp01/20/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/21/2026reported 

&nbsp01/21/2026rules report cal.53

&nbsp01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.53

&nbsp01/21/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/21/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/28/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8816

&nbsp01/28/20263RD READING CAL.91

&nbsp01/28/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/13/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp02/13/2026signed chap.31

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8816

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the restriction
 of certain substances in menstrual products; and to amend a chapter of
 the laws of 2025 amending the general business law relating to the
 restriction of certain substances in menstrual products, as proposed
 in legislative bills numbers S. 1548 and A. 1502, in relation to the
 effectiveness thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 399-aaaa of the
 2 general business law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending
 3 the general business law relating to the restriction of certain
 4 substances in menstrual products, as proposed in legislative bills
 5 numbers S. 1548 and A. 1502, is amended to read as follows:
 6 (c) "restricted substance" shall mean [an unsafe chemical for inclu-
 7 sion in menstrual products as determined by the commissioner of health,
 8 which shall include, but not be limited to,] lead, mercury and related
 9 compounds, formaldehyde, triclosan, toluene, talc, dibutyl phthalate,
 10 [di(2)exylhexyl] di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, 2-(4-Tertbutylbenzyl)
 11 propionaldehyde (also known as butylphenyl methylpropional [and isobu-
 12 tyl-, isopropyl-, butyl-,]), isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, butyl-
 13 paraben, propylparaben, and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
 14 substances;
 15 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 399-aaaa of the general business law, as
 16 added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the general business law
 17 relating to the restriction of certain substances in menstrual products,
 18 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1548 and A. 1502, is amended
 19 to read as follows:
 20 4. No menstrual products distributed, sold or offered for sale in this
 21 state, whether at retail or wholesale, for personal, professional or
 22 commercial use, or distributed for promotional purposes, shall contain[:
 23 (a) as of the effective date,] a restricted substance present as an
 24 intentionally added ingredient at any level[; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04698-02-6

 S. 8816 2

 1 (b) as of two years after thresholds are established in regulation,
 2 but no later than January first, two thousand twenty-nine, a restricted
 3 substance at or above a level that the department of health, in consul-
 4 tation with the department of environmental conservation, shall estab-
 5 lish in regulation that is the lowest level that can feasibly be
 6 achieved; provided, however, that the department of health and depart-
 7 ment of environmental conservation shall review such level every five
 8 years to determine whether it should be lowered. The commissioner of
 9 health shall promulgate regulations establishing these leve