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CT SB00128

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/15/2024

Primary Sponsor

Committee on Children

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Origin

Senate

2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Defines "children's product" as items designed for children 12 years or younger, including clothing, toys, nursing pillows, crib mattresses, changing pads, and strollers, with specific exclusions for food, electronics, and federally-regulated items.

  • Requires the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to negotiate an interstate agreement with New York and other New England states to prohibit manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers from selling or distributing children's products containing 100 parts per million or greater of organohalogen flame retardant chemicals.

  • Targets organohalogen flame retardant chemicals specifically, including those containing bromine and chlorine bonded to carbon and added to plastic, foam, or textile materials.

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage as a new section of Connecticut law.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Certain Flame Retardant Chemicals In Children's Products.

Last Action

Public Hearing 02/22

2/16/2024

Committee Referrals

Joint Committee on Children2/15/2024

Full Bill Text

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