A 4631 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental and social due diligence policies, and establishes a fashion remediation fund

Summary

Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A4631A → A4631B · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was re-referred to the Consumer Affairs committee with amendments that significantly expand the definition of 'fashion seller' to include online marketplace platforms. This change broadens the scope of the legislation to potentially cover major e-commerce sites that facilitate sales of apparel, footwear, and bags, even if they do not own the brands themselves.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was expanded from only traditional retailers and multi-brand stores to include online platforms or marketplaces that facilitate the sale of third-party fashion goods.

SCOPE

Added a new exemption category for online platforms or marketplaces, provided that at least 50% of their total sales volume comes from apparel, footwear, or fashion bags, regardless of whether they own the brands.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the definition of 'fashion seller' to explicitly include multi-brand retailers that operate as online platforms, creating a new pathway for these entities to be subject to the bill's environmental standards.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4631B

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4631A

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

1 primary · 67 co-sponsors