A 8537 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits the sale of any children's product, upholstered furniture or mattress that contains textile fiberglass

Summary
Prohibits the sale of any children's product, upholstered furniture or mattress that contains textile fiberglass; prohibits any custom upholsterer from repairing, reupholstering, recovering, restoring or renewing upholstered furniture or reupholstered furniture using a replacement component that contains textile fiberglass, fibrous glass or glass wool.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 20, 2025 Last action May 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

A8537 A8537A · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope from only children's products to include all upholstered furniture and mattresses, while also clarifying the definition of 'textile fiberglass' to exclude certain mattress stitching threads. The effective date for the ban on selling fiberglass in furniture was moved from July 2027 to December 2029, and the ban on custom upholsterers repairing fiberglass furniture was delayed to December 2030. Additionally, the bill now explicitly includes electronic displays and reupholstered components in its coverage.
Scope change
The bill's scope was significantly expanded to cover all upholstered furniture and mattresses, not just children's products, and now includes electronic displays and custom reupholstery components.
SCOPE

The prohibition on selling products containing fiberglass was extended from 'children's products' to include all 'new, not previously owned, upholstered furniture or mattresses'.

The definition of 'covered products' was updated to include electronic displays and upholstered components used by custom upholsterers.

TIMELINE

The ban on selling fiberglass in furniture was delayed from July 1, 2027, to December 1, 2029, and the ban on custom repair work was delayed from July 1, 2027, to December 1, 2030.

DEFINITION

A new definition for 'textile fiberglass' was added to clarify that it applies to yarns used for knitting or weaving, but explicitly excludes thread used for stitching mattress components together.

REQUIREMENT

The list of prohibited substances in children's products was updated to include 'fibrous glass or glass wool' with a specific effective date of December 1, 2029.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 20, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 20, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8537A
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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