NYA-7912
Prohibits the sale of children's products, mattresses and upholstered furniture containing fiberglass unless they contain a prominent label
- Jurisdiction:
- New York
- Type:
- Labeling
- Last action:
- Apr 14, 2026
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Applies toAny person or manufacturer who sells, offers for sale, or distributes in New York State any new children's product, mattress, or upholstered furniture containing fiberglass; custom upholsterers who repair, reupholster,…
Obligations under this law
- ·Any person or manufacturer selling, offering for sale, or distributing a new children's product, mattress, or upholstered furniture containing fiberglass must affix a prominent permanent label warning that the product contains fiberglass which can be harmful if ingested, inhaled, or exposed to skin
- ·The label must be securely attached to the product or packaging in a manner visible to consumers prior to and throughout the duration of the product's use
- ·Custom upholsterers are prohibited from repairing, reupholstering, recovering, restoring, or renewing any children's product, mattress, upholstered furniture, or reupholstered furniture using any replacement component that contains fiberglass
No designated program action is recorded for this measure yet — treat the above as the general obligation and verify against the source text.
Bill focuses on fiberglass labeling and repair restrictions for children's products/mattresses rather than producer responsibility, circular economy, or stewardship obligations.
Covered Products
- ·Children's products (products other than clothing primarily intended for use by infants and children under 12 years of age) that contain fiberglass
- ·Mattresses that contain fiberglass
- ·Upholstered furniture that contain fiberglass
- ·Constituent components of the above that contain fiberglass
Producer Obligations
- ·Any person or manufacturer selling, offering for sale, or distributing a new children's product, mattress, or upholstered furniture containing fiberglass must affix a prominent permanent label warning that the product contains fiberglass which can be harmful if ingested, inhaled, or exposed to skin
- ·The label must be securely attached to the product or packaging in a manner visible to consumers prior to and throughout the duration of the product's use
- ·Custom upholsterers are prohibited from repairing, reupholstering, recovering, restoring, or renewing any children's product, mattress, upholstered furniture, or reupholstered furniture using any replacement component that contains fiberglass
Exemptions
- ·Children's electronic products, including personal computers, audio and video equipment, calculators, wireless phones, game consoles, handheld devices incorporating a video screen, and associated peripherals such as mice, keyboards, power supply units, or power cords
- ·Medical devices
- ·Internal components of a children's product that would not come into direct contact with a child's skin or mouth during reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product
- ·Clothing
Key Deadlines
Jan 1, 2026compliance: All labeling requirements and prohibitions on custom upholsterers using fiberglass-containing components take effect
Producer Definition
Any person or manufacturer who sells, offers for sale, or distributes in New York State any new children's product, mattress, or upholstered furniture containing fiberglass; custom upholsterers who repair, reupholster, recover, restore, or renew such products using fiberglass-containing replacement components
Enforcement
Not specified in bill text: Civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation
Preemption Notes
State-level labeling requirement; no federal preemption provision mentioned in the bill. Risk exists that federal consumer product safety regulations could preempt state labeling mandates, but no explicit preemption clause is present in this bill.
Compliance Dimensions
Bans & RestrictionsJuvenile products containing fiberglass (Sales Ban), 2026; Mattresses containing fiberglass (Sales Ban), 2026; Upholstered furniture containing fiberglass (Sales Ban), 2026
“No person or manufacturer shall sell or distribute in commerce in this state any new juvenile product, mattress, or upholstered furniture that contains, or a constituent component of which contains, fiberglass. A custom upholsterer shall not repair, reupholster, recover, restore, or renew any juvenile product, mattress, upholstered furniture, or reupholstered furniture using a replacement component that contains, or a constituent component of which contains, fiberglass.”
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Full bill text
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7912 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of juvenile products, mattresses and upholstered furniture containing fiberglass 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-iii to read as follows: 3 § 399-iii. Prohibit the sale of juvenile products, mattresses and 4 upholstered furniture containing fiberglass. 1. For purposes of this 5 section: 6 (a) "Juvenile product" shall mean a product designed for use by 7 infants and children under twelve years of age, including, but not 8 limited to, a baby or toddler foam pillow, bassinet, bedside sleeper, 9 booster seat, changing pad, child restraint system for use in motor 10 vehicles and aircraft, co-sleeper, crib mattress, floor playmat, high- 11 chair, highchair pad, infant bouncer, infant carrier, infant seat, 12 infant sleep positioner, infant swing, infant travel bed, infant walker, 13 nap cot, nursing pad, nursing pillow, playmat, playpen, play yard, 14 polyurethane foam mat, pad, or pillow, portable foam nap mat, portable 15 infant sleeper, portable hook-on chair, soft-sided portable crib, strol- 16 ler, or toddler mattress. 17 (b) "Juvenile product" shall not include: 18 (i) a children's electronic product, including, but not limited to, a 19 personal computer, audio and video equipment, calculator, wireless 20 phone, game console, handheld device incorporating a video screen, or 21 any associated peripheral such as a mouse, keyboard, power supply unit, 22 or power cord; 23 (ii) a medical device; or EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11364-02-5 A. 7912 2 1 (iii) an internal component of a juvenile product that would not come 2 into direct contact with a child's skin or mouth during reasonably fore- 3 seeable use and abuse of the product. 4 2. No person or manufacturer shall sell or distribute in commerce in 5 this state any new juvenile product, mattress, or upholstered furniture 6 that contains, or a constituent component of which contains, fiberglass. 7 3. A custom upholsterer shall not repair, reupholster, recover, 8 restore, or renew any juvenile product, mattress, upholstered furniture, 9 or reupholstered furniture using a replacement component that contains, 10 or a constituent component of which contains, fiberglass. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. Effective immediate- 12 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 13 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 14 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
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