CT HB05130

Authorizes the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioners of Environmental Protection and Consumer Protection, to establish a list of no more than five priority chemicals known to cause cancer, genetic damage, reproductive harm, endocrine disruption, or persistence/bioaccumulation in the environment.

Prohibits manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers from manufacturing or selling children's products containing priority chemicals that have been listed for three or more years.

Allows the Commissioner to require third-party testing certificates to verify children's products do not contain priority chemicals, with exemptions for de minimis amounts unavoidable through background contamination and inaccessible components.

Exempts drugs and drug packaging regulated under federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act or Public Health Service Act from the prohibition requirements.

Requires the Commissioner of Public Health to submit annual reports by July 1 beginning in 2011 to relevant legislative committees detailing progress on regulations, chemicals on the priority list, chemicals under consideration, supporting scientific data, and possible alternative substances.