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CA SB647

Bill

Status

Passed

9/27/2019

Primary Sponsor

Holly Mitchell

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Redefines "children" for jewelry regulations from ages 6 and younger to persons under 15 years of age, effective June 1, 2020.

  • Reduces lead content limits for non-children's jewelry effective June 1, 2020: electroplated metal and unplated metal from 6% and 1.5% to 0.05%, dyes or surface coatings from 0.06% to 0.05%, and maintains plastic or rubber at 0.02%.

  • Establishes strict lead and cadmium limits for children's jewelry: 0.01% lead by weight for all components (0.009% for surface coatings) and 0.0075% soluble cadmium by weight for surface coatings.

  • Requires manufacturer and supplier certifications to include detailed information such as test dates, test locations, manufacturing dates, manufacturing locations, and third-party laboratory identification.

  • Authorizes additional federal test methods for determining compliance with children's jewelry lead limits under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.

Legislative Description

Hazardous substances: metal-containing jewelry.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 379, Statutes of 2019.

9/27/2019

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/19/2019
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials6/6/2019
Appropriations4/25/2019
Environmental Quality4/3/2019
Rules2/22/2019

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