HB 5036 Summary

• Commissioner of Public Health shall create a list of priority chemicals of high concern to children by January 1, 2015, in consultation with the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection and Consumer Protection.

• Priority chemicals include substances known to harm fetal or child development, cause cancer or reproductive harm, disrupt the endocrine system, or persist and accumulate in the environment, based on credible scientific evidence.

• Commissioners shall review and revise the priority chemicals list biennially (every two years) starting January 1, 2017, considering chemicals from Maine and Washington state lists or those found in biomonitoring studies, household dust, drinking water, or consumer products.

• Commissioner of Public Health shall submit reports to the joint standing committee on public health by July 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter, including recommendations for reducing children's exposure, lists of affected consumer products, and assessment of phase-out and ban feasibility.

• Consumer products subject to this act include items for residential or commercial use in homes, child care facilities, and schools where children age 12 or younger may have contact, excluding foods, drugs, pesticides, and certain outdoor composite materials.