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- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Notice of committee consideration - requested
- Referred to consumer protection
- Print number 358a
- Amend and recommit to consumer protection
- Referred to consumer protection
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Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Nelson Castro
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S358A REVISED 01/09/12
Title of bill
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to articles of bedding
Purpose
This bill addresses the growing concerns regarding infestations of bedbugs, as well as the co-mingling of new and used bedding.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends Article 25 (Articles of Bedding) of the general business law.
Section 385-b details how used bedding is transported, stored or sold.
Section 387 will require inspections of bedding manufacturers every three years.
Justification
Bedbugs have become more prevalent. News releases have indicated that bedbugs have appeared in the county's finest hotels like the Ramada Plaza in San Francisco, the five-star Westin in Hollywood, Florida, and the Regency Inn and Suites in New York City. According to the National Pest Management Association, bed bug complaints have increased fifty fold over the decade, appearing in apartments, mansions and dormitories in nearly every comer of the country. At one point this pest was virtually eliminated, however, it has made a comeback. The problem has even seen legislation proposed at the federal level. In 2008, Rep. G. X. Butterfield sponsored the "Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008."
Cross contamination between contaminated used and new furniture has contributed to the spread of this pest. This legislation address the need for sanitizing second-hand bedding, and preventing used bedding that has not been sanitized from being transported, stored or sold with new bedding.
Legislative history
2010: S.7316-B/A.7691-C (Veto Memo #6735)
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
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