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IN HB1134
Bill
Status
1/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
Carey Hamilton
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AI Summary
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Prohibits manufacturing, assembling, accepting for sale, or selling upholstered furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads containing more than 0.1% flame retardant chemicals
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Defines "flame retardant chemical" to include halogenated, phosphorus-based, nitrogen-based, and nanoscale flame retardants, plus any chemical listed as such on federal safety data sheets
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Exempts used furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads from the ban
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Exempts products intended for public facilities including schools, jails, and hospitals
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Violations constitute a Class B infraction, escalating to Class A infraction for repeat offenders
Legislative Description
Ban on flame retardant material. Defines "flame retardant chemical". Prohibits the manufacture, assembly, acceptance for sale, and selling of certain upholstered furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads that contain more than 0.1% of a flame retardant chemical or more than 0.1% of a mixture that contains a flame retardant chemical.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/7/2019