Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8848: Extends an exemption relating to the use of certain chemicals used in mattresses from regulation for an additional year.
What A 8848 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to extend the exemption of certain chemicals used in mattresses from environmental regulation for an additional year. The exemption applies to textiles made using modacrylic fiber components without antimony trioxide when used as a barrier material in memory foam or gel foam mattresses, and aramid fibers used in the fabric covering the bottom (non-sleep surface) of a mattress with a sleeping surface on only one side. The exemption is set to expire on January 1, 2027, and the bill takes effect immediately.
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 8848
- What is the current status of A 8848?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8848 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 8848 pass?
- Not yet. A 8848 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8848, and where is it now?
- A 8848 was authored by Asm. John McDonald. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 9, 2025 · 214 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8848 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the exemption of certain chemicals used in mattresses from regulation for an additional year The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 37-1005 of the environmental 2 conservation law, as added by chapter 829 of the laws of 2021, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 5. Textiles made using modacrylic fiber components without antimony 5 trioxide when used internally as a barrier material in a memory foam or 6 gel foam mattress or aramid fibers when used in the fabric that covers 7 the bottom (non-sleep surface) of a mattress that has a sleeping surface 8 on only one side of the mattress. This exemption shall expire on January 9 first, two thousand [twenty-six] twenty-seven. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13317-01-5
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