S 4558 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental and social due diligence policies, and establishes a fashion remediation fund

Summary

Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

S4558A → S4558B · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add new categories of businesses that must comply with environmental standards, including online marketplaces that facilitate sales of apparel, footwear, or fashion bags. The amendment also updated the bill's procedural history to reflect additional committee actions and corrected formatting inconsistencies in the definitions section.

Scope change

The bill now applies to online platforms or marketplaces that facilitate the sale of apparel, footwear, or fashion bags if at least 50% of their sales volume comes from these categories, even if the platform does not own the brands.

SCOPE

Added a new exemption category for online platforms that facilitate third-party sales of apparel, footwear, or fashion bags, provided at least 50% of their sales volume comes from these categories.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'fashion seller' to clarify that multi-brand retailers are excluded unless their private labels exceed $100 million in global revenue, and added the new online marketplace exception.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting and spacing inconsistencies in the definitions section and updated the bill number from S 4558-A to S 4558-B to reflect additional committee actions.

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Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4558B

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4558A

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

upper

1 primary · 24 co-sponsors