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A 4389: Prohibits the state from purchasing any product that was made with child labor or which contains components or parts manufactured or procured using child labor.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 9, 2026

What A 4389 does, verified January 9, 2026

The bill aims to prohibit the state from purchasing products made with child labor. It requires the commissioner of general services to create a list of products manufactured using child labor, including those made in other countries. State agencies are not allowed to enter into contracts for procurement of these products. The ban on purchasing products made with child labor will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.

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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jeff GallahanRobert SmullenJoe DeStefanoJohn LemondesKenneth Blankenbush
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to governmental operations
Feb. 04, 2025referred to governmental operations
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 272 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4389 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MOLITOR -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the state from purchasing any product that was made with child labor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. Products manufactured using child labor. 4 a. The commissioner of general services shall prepare a list of all 5 products known to be manufactured in whole or in part using child labor, 6 including any products manufactured in any other country, nation or 7 province which would violate the laws of New York if it were manufac- 8 tured within the state. 9 b. A state agency shall not enter into any contract for procurement of 10 any product manufactured in whole or in part using child labor, as iden- 11 tified by the commissioner of general services, including any product 12 manufactured in any other country, nation or province which would 13 violate the laws of New York if it were manufactured within the state. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08650-01-5 
Text of A 4389 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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