Assemblymember David Wepren (D) introduced NY A 7912 which would ban the sale of mattresses, juvenile products, and upholstered furniture that contain fiberglass in New York State. This effort resembles a California law enacted in 2023, CA AB 1059, which bans the sale, distribution, and manufacture of mattresses, juvenile products, or upholstered furniture that contains textile fiberglass effective January 1, 2027.  

ISPA is working to learn more about NY A 7912 and will engage when appropriate. Notably, key definitions and an enforcement mechanism are absent from the legislative text and ISPA believes that this legislation will evolve throughout New York’s legislative session that ends on June 13. Please contact ISPA’s GA Team (Alison Keane, Grant Johnson, and Marty Salamone) if you have any questions or concerns about this legislation.