New York A 4631: Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental and social due diligence policies, and establishes a fashion remediation fund

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A04631 Summary:

BILL NOA04631B

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SAME ASSAME AS S09740

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SPONSORKelles

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COSPNSREpstein, Simon, Hevesi, Gonzalez-Rojas, Forrest, Weprin, Reyes, Steck, Seawright, Mitaynes,
 Gallagher, Raga, Simone, Shrestha, Cunningham, Bores, Otis, Levenberg, Carroll R, Stern, Rosenthal,
 Rajkumar, Kim, Anderson, Glick, Lunsford, Barrett, Dinowitz, Santabarbara, Jacobson, Taylor, Clark,
 Paulin, Bichotte Hermelyn, Lavine, Slater, Eachus, De Los Santos, Conrad, Cruz, Benedetto, Jackson,
 Stirpe, Meeks, Lupardo, McMahon, Lee, Burdick, Colton, Alvarez, Davila, Bendett, Brown K,
 Blumencranz, Romero, Valdez, Schiavoni, Kassay, Shimsky, Carroll P, Bronson, Torres, Kay, Ramos,
 Maher, Walker, Moreno

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §399-mm, Gen Bus L; add §97-ccc, St Fin L

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Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.

Go to top A04631 Actions:

BILL NOA04631B

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02/04/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

02/26/2025amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

02/26/2025print number 4631a

03/13/2025amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

03/13/2025print number 4631b

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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Go to topA04631 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04631 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4631--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, EPSTEIN, SIMON, HEVESI, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
 FORREST, WEPRIN, REYES, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, MITAYNES, GALLAGHER, RAGA,
 SIMONE, SHRESTHA, CUNNINGHAM, BORES, OTIS, LEVENBERG, R. CARROLL,
 STERN, ROSENTHAL, RAJKUMAR, KIM, ANDERSON, GLICK, LUNSFORD, BARRETT,
 MAMDANI, DINOWITZ, SANTABARBARA, JACOBSON, TAYLOR, CLARK, PAULIN,
 BICHOTTE HERMELYN, LAVINE, SLATER, EACHUS, DE LOS SANTOS, CONRAD,
 CRUZ, BENEDETTO, JACKSON, STIRPE, MEEKS, LUPARDO, McMAHON, LEE,
 BURDICK, COLTON, ALVAREZ, DAVILA, BENDETT, K. BROWN, BLUMENCRANZ,
 BEEPHAN, ROMERO, VALDEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Consumer Affairs and Protection -- 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 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring fash-
 ion sellers to be accountable to environmental standards and estab-
 lishing the interstate fashion environment accountability act; and to
 amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing a fashion
 remediation fund

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "fashion environmental accountability act".
 3 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
 4 mm to read as follows:
 5 § 399-mm. Fashion environmental accountability act. 1. Definitions.
 6 As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
 7 meanings:
 8 (a) "Doing business in this state" shall mean actively engaging in any
 9 transaction for the purpose of financial or pecuniary gain or profit.
 10 (b) "Gross receipts" shall mean the gross amounts realized, otherwise
 11 known as the sum of money and the fair market value of other property or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01707-07-5

 A. 4631--B 2

 1 services received, on the sale or exchange of property, the performance
 2 of services, or the use of property or capital, including rents, royal-
 3 ties, interest, and dividends, in a transaction that produces business
 4 income, in which the income, gain, or loss is recognized, or would be
 5 recognized if the transaction were in the United States, under the
 6 Internal Revenue Code, as applicable for purposes of this section.
 7 Amounts realized on the sale or exchange of property shal