Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5488: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill brushes.
What A 5488 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill brushes in the state. Wire grill brushes are defined as a type of brush used to clean grills. The law will take effect immediately, and jurisdiction over wire grill brushes will be vested exclusively in the state. The state department will be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5488
- What is the current status of A 5488?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5488 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 environmental conservation".
- Did A 5488 pass?
- Not yet. A 5488 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5488, and where is it now?
- A 5488 was authored by Asm. Chantel Jackson. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 290 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5488 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill brushes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended 2 by adding a new title 13 to read as follows: 3 TITLE 13 4 WIRE GRILL BRUSHES 5 Section 37-1301. Definitions. 6 37-1303. Prohibition on manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill 7 brushes. 8 37-1305. Preemption. 9 37-1307. Rules and regulations. 10 § 37-1301. Definitions. 11 For purposes of this title, "wire grill brush" shall mean a wire-bris- 12 tled brush used to clean a grill. 13 § 37-1303. Prohibition on manufacture, sale, and use of wire grill 14 brushes. 15 On and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, no person shall 16 manufacture, distribute, sell or offer for sale, or use in the state any 17 wire grill brush. 18 § 37-1305. Preemption. 19 Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to wire grill brushes which are 20 regulated pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be vested 21 exclusively in the state. 22 § 37-1307. Rules and regulations. 23 The department is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations 24 as it shall deem necessary to implement the provisions of this title. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05166-01-5
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