The tracker · United States (New York State)
A state bill that would impose mapping, due diligence and climate disclosure on large fashion sellers in New York.
The 2026 session ended without a floor vote; both the Senate and Assembly bills remain in committee.
In plain language
The Fashion Act would require large fashion companies doing business in New York to map at least half of their supply chain by volume, disclose due diligence policies and outcomes, set science-based climate targets and report against them, with Attorney General enforcement and revenue-based penalties.
The bill has been reintroduced across several sessions and remains in committee. Because New York is a market gateway rather than a producing state, its passage would effectively set national baseline expectations for fashion supply chain conduct, which keeps the bill on this tracker despite its uncertain trajectory.
Obligations
Covered companies would map suppliers across tiers, prioritising by volume, and disclose the results, as drafted.
Companies would identify, prevent and account for adverse impacts, with annual public disclosure, as drafted.
Timeline
Bill first introduced in the New York legislature.
Reintroduced and amended across sessions; remains in committee.
Legislative session ended without a floor vote in either chamber; Senate bill S4558B and Assembly bill A4631B remain in committee.
Changelog
Confirmed against the New York Senate record that the 2026 session ended without a floor vote.
Session status confirmed; no floor vote scheduled.
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