CT HB05653

Commissioner of Public Health must create and maintain a list of priority chemicals of high concern for children by January 1, 2016, in consultation with the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection and Consumer Protection.

Priority chemicals include substances known through peer-reviewed scientific evidence to cause developmental toxicity, cancer, reproductive harm, endocrine disruption, nervous system damage, or be persistent and bioaccumulative.

Commissioners must review and revise the priority chemicals list at least every two years, adding chemicals that meet exposure criteria or removing those no longer meeting the criteria.

Commissioner of Public Health must report biennially to relevant General Assembly committees starting January 1, 2017, including recommendations to reduce exposure, lists of products containing priority chemicals, actions taken by other states, and feasibility of phasing out or banning affected products.