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A 3517: Directs the department of health to study the long-term safety of tattoo ink and issue a report making recommendations for tattoo ink labeling.
What A 3517 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is requiring a study on the long-term safety of tattoo ink. The study will investigate the health risks and potential side effects of various ingredients in tattoo ink. The report will include findings and recommendations for labeling tattoo inks and changes to laws and regulations. The study and report will be delivered to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within one year of the bill's effective date. The bill will take effect immediately and will expire and be repealed two years after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3517
- What is the current status of A 3517?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3517 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 3517 pass?
- Not yet. A 3517 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3517, and where is it now?
- A 3517 was authored by Asm. Patrick Burke. Its committee of record is Assembly Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 308 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3517 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT directing the department of health to study the long-term safety of tattoo ink and issue a report making recommendations for tattoo ink labeling; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira- tion thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of health shall conduct a study on the long- 2 term safety of tattoo ink. Such study shall include, but not be limited 3 to: 4 (a) ingredients in various types of tattoo inks and the long-term 5 health risks and potential side effects of exposure to such ingredients; 6 and 7 (b) long-term health risks and potential side effects of tattoos made 8 with various types of tattoo ink. 9 § 2. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the 10 department of health shall deliver a report which shall include any 11 findings and analysis from the study conducted pursuant to section one 12 of this act to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and 13 the speaker of the assembly. Such report shall also include recommenda- 14 tions for the labeling of tattoo inks and recommendations on changes 15 which should be made to any laws, rules or regulations as a result of 16 such study. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 18 deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07018-01-5
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