Assembly BillPassed first house
A 7875: Relates to the definition of portable temporary shelters for the purposes of prohibitions on the manufacture or sale of products containing highly flammable materials.
What A 7875 does, verified June 10, 2026
This bill is known as the "No Toxics Tent Act". The bill aims to regulate portable temporary shelters, such as tents, to ensure they are safe for use. It defines a "portable temporary shelter" as a structure where 15 or more people can gather, but excludes tents designed for children's play, camping, or backpacking if they are made of synthetic fibers. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
✓IntroducedComplete
✓In CommitteeComplete
✓First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (2026-06-03)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7875
- What is the current status of A 7875?
- As of June 10, 2026, A 7875 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 3, 2026, was "RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY".
- Did A 7875 pass?
- Not yet. A 7875 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote A 7875, and where is it now?
- A 7875 was authored by Asm. Emily Gallagher with 6 coauthors.
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| Jun. 03, 2026 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | 3RD READING CAL.1109 |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S9704 |
| May. 11, 2026 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 254 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7875 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the "no toxics tent act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "no toxics 2 tent act". 3 § 2. Subdivision 3-a of section 500 of the general business law, as 4 added by chapter 318 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 5 3-a. "Portable temporary shelter" shall include but shall not be 6 limited to[,] any type of tent[, fold-out or pop-up camping or tent7trailer, recreational vehicle awning or add-on room or shelter, or8screen house] made in whole, or in part of fabric or related material 9 and defined as a place of assemblage in or under which fifteen or more 10 persons may gather. This subdivision shall not apply to tents designed 11 or manufactured for children's play, camping, backpacking, or mountai- 12 neering, provided that such tents are constructed with fabric made 13 entirely from synthetic fibers. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11284-02-5
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