New York A 1954: Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, or xylene

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A01954 Summary:

BILL NOA01954 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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Add §399-tt, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish or nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene; prohibits the use of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement businesses.

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01/14/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1954

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
 manufacture, distribution or sale of nail polish and nail hardener
 containing dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldehyde, formaldeh-
 yde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene and prohibits the use
 of such nail polish and nail hardener by appearance enhancement busi-
 nesses

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 399-tt to read as follows:
 3 § 399-tt. Manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish or
 4 nail hardener containing dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, formaldeh-
 5 yde, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene prohibit-
 6 ed. 1. The following substances shall be prohibited in the manufacture,
 7 distribution and sale of nail polish or nail hardener:
 8 (a) dibutyl phthalates (DBP);
 9 (b) toluene;
 10 (c) formaldehyde;
 11 (d) formaldehyde resin;
 12 (e) camphor;
 13 (f) ethyl tosylamide; and
 14 (g) xylene.
 15 2. It shall be unlawful for appearance enhancement businesses to use
 16 nail polish or nail hardener containing:
 17 (a) dibutyl phthalates (DBP);
 18 (b) toluene;
 19 (c) formaldehyde;
 20 (d) formaldehyde resin;
 21 (e) camphor;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05280-01-5

 A. 1954 2

 1 (f) ethyl tosylamide; or
 2 (g) xylene.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 4 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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