A04421 Summary:
BILL NO | A04421B |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S01627-B |
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SPONSOR | Zebrowski (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Englebright, Simon, Dickens, De La Rosa, Jaffee, Crespo, Gunther, McDonough, Ortiz, Buttenschon, Gottfried, Fernandez, Otis, Schmitt, Pheffer Amato, Thiele |
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MLTSPNSR | Buchwald, Galef |
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Add §399-ii, Gen Bus L | |
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Enacts "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers who sell certain new furniture offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping. |
A04421 Actions:
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02/04/2019 | referred to consumer affairs and protection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2019 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/12/2019 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/14/2019 | advanced to third reading cal.139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/06/2019 | amended on third reading 4421a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2019 | amended on third reading 4421b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S1627B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | 3RD READING CAL.545 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/13/2019 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/13/2019 | signed chap.163 |
A04421 Committee Votes:
DenDekker | Aye | Mikulin | Aye | ||||||
Abbate | Aye | McDonough | Aye | ||||||
Quart | Aye | Miller | Aye | ||||||
Buchwald | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
Simon | Aye | ||||||||
Dilan | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Niou | Aye | ||||||||
Pheffer Amato | Aye | ||||||||
Williams | Aye | ||||||||
Fall | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Excused | ||||||||
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A04421 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
ER
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
ER
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
ER
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
ER
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
ER
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A04421 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A4421B SPONSOR: Zebrowski (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will enact "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers who sell certain new furniture to only sell furniture that complies with federal standards, or no standard exists. an industry standards that require furniture to contain a tip restraint device and has a permanent warning label unless they offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill states that the act shall be known as "Harper's Law." Section two of the bill amends the general business law by adding new section 399-ii as it relates to requiring retailers who sell certain new furniture to only sell furniture that complies with federal standards or industry standards that require furniture to contain a tip restraint device and has a permanent warning label. The bill allows retailers to sell furniture that is outside the scope of federal or certain industry standards if they contain a tip restraint device and warning label or if not, the retailer must offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping. Section three of the bill relates to the effective date.   DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION: The amendments clarify that a retailer must sell furniture that complies with federal or certain industry standards unless they offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.   JUSTIFICATION: There is a growing problem of certain clothing storage furniture tipping over and causing serious injury or death. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 195 fatalities between 2000 and 2016, and 65,200 injuries between 2006 and 2016 related to furniture tipping over. These tragedies often involve young children with over 861/4 of reported deaths under the age of 18 with a majority under the age of 6. This bill is named after Harper, a three year old Hudson Valley girl, who tragically lost her life after a piece of children's furniture accidentally tipped over and fell on her. The bill will require retailers that sell certain new furniture to only sell furniture that complies with federal standards or industry standards that require furniture to contain a tip restraint device and has a permanent warning label. A retailer may sell furniture that does not comply with federal or industry standards if they display and offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices. This will provide consumers with readily available safety products which reduce the risk that furniture will tip over. Selling tip restraint devices in tandem with certain furniture will encourage consumers to purchase and install this inexpensive yet poten- tially lifesaving device.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.7516C of 2017-18   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
A04421 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4421--B Cal. No. 139 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, ENGLEBRIGHT, SIMON, DICKENS, DE LA ROSA, JAFFEE, CRESPO, GUNTHER, McDONOUGH, ORTIZ -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. BUCHWALD, GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading -- again amended on third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Harper's Law". 2 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- 3 ii to read as follows: 4 § 399-ii. Furniture tip restraint device. 1. As used in this section: 5 (a) "furniture" shall mean a clothing storage unit that is freestand- 6 ing and at least twenty-seven inches in height including but not limited 7 to chests, dressers, armoires, and bureaus; and 8 (b) "tip restraint device" shall mean a mechanism that is designed to 9 reduce the risk of furniture tipping over. Such mechanism may include 10 straps, wall brackets, steel cables, or plug and screw sets. 11 2. No person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability compa- 12 ny, corporation, or other entity shall sell or offer to sell new furni- 13 ture to a consumer at retail unless the furniture conforms to standards 14 endorsed or established by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commis- 15 sion or, if no such standard exists, a standard established by ASTM 16 International which requires furniture to contain a tip restraint device 17 and carry a permanent warning label, including but not limited to, ASTM 18 F2057. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05559-04-9A. 4421--B 2 1 3. A person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability compa- 2 ny, corporation, or other entity may sell or offer to sell new furniture 3 that does not meet the requirements in subdivision two of this section 4 if the furniture sold is outside the scope of the standards prescribed 5 in subdivision two of this section and contains a compatible tip 6 restraint device and carries a permanent warning label, or if the furni- 7 ture is outside the scope of the standards prescribed in subdivision two 8 of this section and the retailer: (a) maintains in stock and prominently 9 displays within the store tip restraint devices available for sale that 10 are compatible with such furniture; and (b) posts a notice, in a 11 conspicuous location which may be easily seen or reached by customers, 12 that, in legible format, states: "Certain furniture may become unstable 13 and tip over, leading to possible injury or death. Tip restraint devices 14 may prevent tipping of furniture when properly installed." 15 4. Any person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability 16 company, corporation, or other entity that sells or offers to sell new 17 furniture to a consumer at retail in violation of the provisions of this 18 section shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred 19 dollars for each violation. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 21 have become a law.
A04421 LFIN:
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A04421 Chamber Video/Transcript:
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