N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 37-1005
Exemptions

The prohibitions in § 37-1003 (Furniture and mattresses)section 37-1003 of this title shall not apply to the following:

1.

Electronic components of mattresses, reupholstered furniture, or upholstered furniture, or any associated casing for such electronic components.

2.

Upholstered or reupholstered furniture components other than those identified in subdivision thirteen of § 37-1001 (Definitions)section 37-1001 of this title.

3.

Thread or fiber when used for stitching mattress components together.

4.

The natural fibers wool, silk, and other animal fibers whether used singly or in combination with other materials.

5.

Textiles made using modacrylic fiber components without antimony trioxide when used internally as a barrier material in a memory foam or gel foam mattress or aramid fibers when used in the fabric that covers the bottom (non-sleep surface) of a mattress that has a sleeping surface on only one side of the mattress. This exemption shall expire on January first, two thousand twenty-six.

Source: Section 37-1005 — Exemptions, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/37-1005 (updated Jan. 28, 2022; accessed Nov. 8, 2025).

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