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NJ A5584

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alixon Collazos-Gill

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits all commercial uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), a volatile organic compound linked to liver cancer, kidney cancer, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

  • Prohibits all consumer and commercial uses of perchloroethylene (PCE), a solvent associated with kidney, liver, and immune system damage, neurotoxicity, and cancer

  • Requires facility owners using PCE to implement appropriate worker protection measures against exposure

  • Directs the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt regulations within two years that are substantively identical to EPA rules published in December 2024

  • Exempts any PCE or TCE uses that are preempted under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act

Legislative Description

Prohibits certain uses of perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene.

Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture

Last Action

Reported and Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee

5/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee5/8/2025
Consumer Affairs5/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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