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HI HB818

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/25/2017

Primary Sponsor

Sean Quinlan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of sunscreen or personal care products containing oxybenzone
  • Creates a new section in Chapter 342D of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to establish the ban
  • Violation of the prohibition constitutes a petty misdemeanor
  • Takes effect on July 1, 2018
  • Purpose is to promote ocean health by restricting oxybenzone-containing products

Legislative Description

Relating To Oxybenzone.

Sunscreen

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).

2/17/2017

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce2/17/2017
Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs2/7/2017
Energy & Environmental Protection1/27/2017

Full Bill Text

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