---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacts \"Harper's Law\" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture"
description: "Enacts \"Harper's Law\" which will require that retailers who sell certain new furniture offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 4421"
citation: "New York A 4421 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ZEBROWSKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45d04965-6199-4981-b549-0711bad9047e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4421"
source_hash: "3e9e87d5c3425af8ea5ae265b2474dd881bc84fe71293309b999454d0ca2cc0e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 4421 (2019-2020) — Enacts "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture

Enacts "Harper's Law" which will require that retailers who sell certain new furniture offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices and post a notice informing consumers of the risk of furniture tipping.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4421** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4421&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A4421A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4421A)
3. **A4421B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4421B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **52–6** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ZEBROWSKI — primary (person)
- BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)
- CRESPO — cosponsor (person)
- DE LA ROSA — cosponsor (person)
- DICKENS — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- FERNANDEZ — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- GUNTHER — cosponsor (person)
- JAFFEE — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONOUGH — cosponsor (person)
- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- PHEFFER AMATO — cosponsor (person)
- SCHMITT — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-04** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** REPORTED
- **2019-03-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.139
- **2019-05-06** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4421A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-20** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4421B `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-30** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1627B
- **2019-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.545
- **2019-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-08-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-13** SIGNED CHAP.163 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45d04965-6199-4981-b549-0711bad9047e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).