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type: "Bill"
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title: "Enacts \"Harper's Law\" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "A 4421"
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citation: "New York A 4421 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["ZEBROWSKI"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-02-04"
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last_action: "2019-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45d04965-6199-4981-b549-0711bad9047e"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4421"
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source_hash: "3e9e87d5c3425af8ea5ae265b2474dd881bc84fe71293309b999454d0ca2cc0e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 4421 (2019-2020) — Enacts "Harper's Law" requiring tip restraint devices on certain furniture
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A4421** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4421&term=2019&Text=Y)
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2. **A4421A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4421A)
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3. **A4421B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4421B)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote - Version: B — **52–6** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **142–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- ZEBROWSKI — primary (person)
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- BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)
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- CRESPO — cosponsor (person)
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- DE LA ROSA — cosponsor (person)
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- DICKENS — cosponsor (person)
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- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
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- FERNANDEZ — cosponsor (person)
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- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
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- GUNTHER — cosponsor (person)
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- JAFFEE — cosponsor (person)
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- MCDONOUGH — cosponsor (person)
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- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
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- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
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- PHEFFER AMATO — cosponsor (person)
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- SCHMITT — cosponsor (person)
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- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
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- THIELE — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-04** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-12** REPORTED
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- **2019-03-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.139
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- **2019-05-06** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4421A `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-20** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4421B `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2019-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2019-05-30** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1627B
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- **2019-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.545
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- **2019-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2019-05-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2019-08-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-13** SIGNED CHAP.163 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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