Lobbyists working to derail child-products bill

Scott Waldman

ALBANY—Intensive lobbying at the Capitol by the chemical industry could derail a bill that would limit chemicals in some children's products.

The Child Safe Products Act has already passed the state Assembly and has a growing coalition of 40 co-sponsors in the Senate.

Yet with time running out on the 2014 legislative session, the bill has not come to the floor for a vote. Multiple sources said that's largely the result of a last-minute push by lobbyists who argue that passage of the legislation could cost the state jobs because it would shut down some manufacturers if their products are banned. Lobbyists have been staking out legislators outside the Senate chamber for the last few days.

One source close to the negotiations said the bill is still “high on the list” of final priorities. It needs 32 votes to pass.

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