New York A 1502: Relates to incorporating arts and music education into the public school curriculum

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A01502 Summary:

BILL NOA01502 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01548

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRGlick, Simon, Gallagher, Levenberg, Cruz, Jackson, Taylor, Lunsford, Rajkumar, Barrett, Shimsky,
 Clark, Seawright, Forrest, Colton, Simone, Bores, Steck, Raga, Dinowitz, Stern, Jacobson, Kim,
 Hevesi, Anderson, Epstein, McMahon, Santabarbara, Mamdani, Carroll R, Bichotte Hermelyn, Shrestha,
 Tapia, Cunningham, Eachus, Sayegh, Otis, De Los Santos, Woerner, Hunter, Weprin, Vanel, Zinerman,
 Zaccaro, Benedetto, Rivera, Stirpe, Jones, Lupardo, Meeks, Conrad, Lee, Bronson, Buttenschon,
 Pheffer Amato, Davila, Dilan, Ramos, Burke, Kelles, Rozic, Reyes, Burdick, Paulin, Alvarez, Gibbs,
 Gonzalez-Rojas, Romero, Kay, Griffin, Schiavoni, Mitaynes, McDonald, Kassay, Slater, Solages

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §399-aaaa, Gen Bus L

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Restricts certain substances from being used in menstrual products.

Go to top A01502 Actions:

BILL NOA01502 

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01/10/2025referred to health

02/04/2025reported 

02/06/2025advanced to third reading cal.6

02/10/2025substituted by s1548

&nbspS01548 AMEND= FERNANDEZ

&nbsp01/10/2025REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES

&nbsp01/21/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp01/21/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.103

&nbsp01/21/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/21/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/21/2025referred to health

&nbsp02/10/2025substituted for a1502

&nbsp02/10/2025ordered to third reading cal.6

&nbsp03/26/2025passed assembly

&nbsp03/26/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.674

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.55

Go to topA01502 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:02/04/2025AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiExcusedGrayAye

SteckAbsentMaherAye

BraunsteinAyeSlaterAye

SolagesAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberAye

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordAye

Go to topA01502 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA01502 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1502

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, SIMON, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG,
 CRUZ, JACKSON, TAYLOR, LUNSFORD, RAJKUMAR, BARRETT, SHIMSKY, CLARK,
 SEAWRIGHT, FORREST, COLTON, SIMONE, BORES, STECK, RAGA, DINOWITZ,
 STERN, JACOBSON, KIM, HEVESI, ANDERSON, EPSTEIN, McMAHON, SANTABAR-
 BARA, MAMDANI, R. CARROLL, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SHRESTHA, TAPIA,
 CUNNINGHAM, EACHUS, SAYEGH, OTIS, DE LOS SANTOS, WOERNER, HUNTER,
 WEPRIN, VANEL, ZINERMAN, ZACCARO, BENEDETTO, RIVERA, STIRPE, JONES,
 LUPARDO, MEEKS, CONRAD, LEE, BRONSON, BUTTENSCHON, PHEFFER AMATO,
 DAVILA, DILAN, RAMOS, BURKE, KELLES, ROZIC, REYES, BURDICK, PAULIN,
 ALVAREZ, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the restriction
 of certain substances in menstrual products

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 399-aaaa of the
 2 general business law, as added by chapter 362 of the laws of 2019, is
 3 amended and three new paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) are added to read as
 4 follows:
 5 (b) "menstrual product" shall mean products used for the purpose of
 6 catching menstruation and vaginal discharge, including but not limited
 7 to tampons, pads, and menstrual cups. These products may be either
 8 disposable or reusable[.];
 9 (c) "restricted substance" shall mean an unsafe chemical for inclusion
 10 in menstrual products as determined by the commissioner of health, which
 11 shall include, but not be limited to, lead, mercury and related
 12 compounds, formaldehyde, triclosan, toluene, talc, dibutyl phthalate,
 13 di(2)exylhexyl phthalate, butylphenyl methylpropional and isobutyl-,
 14 isopropyl-, butyl-, propylparaben, and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroal-
 15 kyl substances;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be