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A04525 Summary:

BILL NOA04525B

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SAME ASSAME AS S09268-A

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SPONSORGallagher

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COSPNSRStern, Gonzalez-Rojas, Jacobson, Levenberg, Simon, Simone, Rosenthal, Colton, Reyes, Shimsky, Raga,
 Clark, Seawright, Forrest, Otis, Burdick, Mamdani, Meeks

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §37-0125, amd §71-3703, En Con L

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Prohibits the sale and distribution of anti-fogging sprays or wipes containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; provides penalties for violations.

Go to top A04525 Actions:

BILL NOA04525B

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02/04/2025referred to environmental conservation

05/15/2025amend and recommit to environmental conservation

05/15/2025print number 4525a

05/20/2025reported referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

04/22/2026amend and recommit to codes

04/22/2026print number 4525b

Go to topA04525 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:23/7 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes GlickAyeSimpsonNay

ColtonAyeSmullenNay

OtisAyeTagueNay

WilliamsAyeManktelowNay

BarrettAyeBrownAye

CarrollAyeLemondesNay

EpsteinAyeSlaterAye

McMahonAyeBaileyNay

BurdickAyeSempolinskiNay

LunsfordAye

KellesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

SeptimoAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

SimoneAye

AndersonAye

ConradAye

LasherAye

SchiavoniAye

KassayAye

Go to topA04525 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04525 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4525--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER, STERN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, JACOBSON,
 LEVENBERG, SIMON, SIMONE, ROSENTHAL, COLTON, REYES, SHIMSKY, RAGA,
 CLARK, SEAWRIGHT, FORREST, OTIS, BURDICK, MEEKS -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly
 Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 prohibiting the sale and distribution of anti-fogging sprays or wipes
 containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

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

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 37-0125 to read as follows:
 3 § 37-0125. Prohibitions against the sale of anti-fogging sprays or wipes
 4 containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
 5 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 6 the following meanings:
 7 (a) "Anti-fogging sprays or wipes" means any product, including a
 8 spray, cloth, wipe or other material, that is intended to prevent
 9 condensation on eyeglasses.
 10 (b) "Intentionally added chemical" shall have the same meaning as
 11 subdivision four of section 37-0121 of this title.
 12 (c) "Manufacturer" means a person, firm, association, partnership or
 13 corporation:
 14 (i) that produces or whose brand name is affixed to anti-fogging
 15 sprays or wipes; or
 16 (ii) in the case of anti-fogging sprays or wipes that were imported
 17 into the United States, "manufacturer" means the importer or first

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07241-06-6

 A. 4525--B 2

 1 domestic distributor of such anti-fogging sprays or wipes if no person
 2 who is a manufacturer within the meaning of subparagraph (i) of this
 3 paragraph has a presence in the United States.
 4 (d) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS
 5 substances" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at
 6 least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
 7 2. No person shall sell or offer for sale in this state anti-fogging
 8 sprays or wipes containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
 9 as intentionally added chemicals or that contain perfluoroalkyl and
 10 polyfluoroalkyl substances at or above a level that the department shall
 11 establish in regulation.