New York Fashion Act status: A4631-B is still in committee, and what it requires

The New York Fashion Act has not passed. As of October 29, 2026, the bill (Assembly A4631-B, with Senate same-as S9740) sits in the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection committee, and neither chamber has voted on it. It would force fashion sellers with more than $100 million in annual gross receipts to map suppliers, test chemical use and report emissions.

Where the bill stands

The New York State Senate's bill page lists A4631-B, titled the Fashion Environmental Accountability Act, in the 2025-2026 session, sponsored by Assemblymember Kelles with many co-sponsors, among them Harvey Epstein and Jo Anne Simon. The page records these actions:

• February 4, 2025: introduced and referred to committee.
• February 26, 2025: committee discharged, amended and recommitted (version A).
• March 13, 2025: amended and recommitted again (version B).
• January 7, 2026: referred to committee.

That is the whole record on the page we read. The bill has not passed either chamber. A National Law Review update of March 3, 2026 describes A4631B as "active" in the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection committee since January 7, 2026 and says the legislature "has not indicated the likelihood" of passage. The same update reports that comparable bills in California (AB 405), Washington (HB 1107) and Massachusetts (H. 1032) stalled in early 2026.

What it would require

The bill has changed shape since it was first introduced in 2022, when the Katten law firm reports it set fines of up to 2% of annual revenue. The current version, per the Senate page, has these main parts.

• Who is covered: sellers with over $100 million in annual gross receipts from apparel, footwear or fashion bags. Used goods are excluded. Multi-brand retailers are generally excluded unless their private-label revenue exceeds $100 million, or they are online marketplaces where these categories make up at least half of sales.
• Supply chain mapping: disclose suppliers by share of volume: 85% of tier one within 12 months, 75% of tier two within two years, 50% of tier three within four years and 50% of tier four within six years.
• Chemicals: within two years, test wastewater and chemical use at significant tier-two dyeing, finishing, printing and washing suppliers, defined as those representing 75% of fabric by volume.
• Greenhouse gases: annual emissions inventories starting in 2027, independently verified at least every two years, with Scope 3 reporting from 2028. Sellers with over $1 billion in global revenue must use an absolute contraction approach for Scope 3.
• Reporting: annual due diligence reports to the Department of State, within 18 months of the effective date, posted publicly in machine-readable form except for supplier disclosures.
• Penalties: the Attorney General enforces. After notice and a three-month cure period, civil penalties of up to $15,000 per violation per day. Money goes to a Fashion Remediation Fund.

Most provisions would take effect one year after enactment, and the Attorney General's duties one year after the Attorney General certifies readiness to enforce.

How we got here

Katten's 2024 review is blunt about the earlier history: "The New York State Assembly did not vote on the Fashion Act prior to concluding its most recent legislative session," and "its future is now unclear." It also lists the shape of the original: mapping, climate targets consistent with the Paris Agreement and chemical management, with failure to comply possibly drawing fines of up to $15,000 a day. The numbers in the current text differ in places from that summary, which is why the Senate page, not any law firm summary, is our reference.

The other states

The National Law Review's March 3, 2026 update shows how the wider push has gone. California's AB 405 "failed to get out of committee by January 31, 2026," so it can no longer be acted on in 2026. Washington's HB 1107 "failed to pass its house of origin by February 17, 2026." Massachusetts' H. 1032 was placed under a study order and is technically still active, though further committee action this year looks unlikely, per the update. New York's bill is the one the update calls active.

That context matters for brands deciding whether to prepare. A bill that is alive in one committee is a different planning input from a law with a date.

Tracker: what would change this page

We update this page when one of these happens:

• A4631-B or S9740 moves out of committee or is amended again.
• Either chamber votes.
• The governor signs or vetoes.
• A new session reintroduces the bill under a new number.

Nothing in the sources we read gives a vote date. The sources do not give a deadline, so we do not state one.

What it means for readers

If you work at a brand with revenue near the $100 million line, the threshold is the sentence to watch. If you shop, nothing changes today. New York has no fashion due diligence law, and the nearest live regulation for brands selling into Europe is the EU rules covered in our guides to the digital product passport and to the EU's greenwashing rule and the FTC Green Guides.

Our take

Treat the bill as a live proposal with no schedule. It has been introduced, amended twice and referred again, and the best independent reading of March 2026 is that its prospects are unclear. Check back when it moves. We do not predict whether it will.

This page was last checked against the New York Senate bill page on October 29, 2026. It is not legal advice.