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MS HB686

Bill

Status

Failed

3/2/2010

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Holland

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Children's Product Safety Act" defining "children's products" as consumer products designed or intended primarily for children twelve years of age or younger, based on manufacturer statements, packaging representations, consumer recognition, and federal Age Determination Guidelines.

  • Deems children's products unsafe if they fail to conform to federal laws and regulations, have been recalled by federal agencies or manufacturers with unrescinded recalls, or are subject to unrescinded federal government safety warnings.

  • Requires the Attorney General to create, maintain, and update a comprehensive public list of unsafe children's products, post it on the Internet, and distribute it annually to day care facilities, family child care homes, and licensed pediatricians.

  • Prohibits sellers and lessors from selling, reselling, leasing, or placing unsafe children's products in commerce effective July 1, 2010, with exceptions for products retrofitted with federal agency approval and accompanied by required safety notices.

  • Makes it a violation of the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act for manufacturers and sellers to produce or distribute children's products that do not conform to federal safety standards and regulations.

Legislative Description

Children's Product Safety Act; create.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/2/2010

Full Bill Text

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