Bill Text: CT HB05354 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Chemicals Of High Concern To Children.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-07 - Motion Failed MF [HB05354 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05354-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Substitute Bill No. 5354 | |
February Session, 2014 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN TO CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Chemical" means (A) a substance with a distinct molecular composition, or (B) a group of structurally-related substances. "Chemical" includes the breakdown products of the substance or substances that form through decomposition, degradation or metabolism; and
(2) "Priority chemical" means a chemical identified by the Commissioner of Public Health that is known, on the basis of credible scientific evidence, to: (A) Harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental toxicity; (B) cause cancer, genetic damage or reproductive harm; (C) disrupt the endocrine system; (D) damage the nervous system, immune system or organs or cause other systemic toxicity; (E) be persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic; or (F) be very persistent and very bioaccumulative.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall create and maintain a list of priority chemicals that are of high concern to children after considering a child's or developing fetus's potential for exposure to each chemical. The Commissioner of Public Health may include on the list chemicals that meet one or more of the following criteria: (1) Credible biomonitoring studies have demonstrated the presence of the chemical in human umbilical cord blood, breast milk, urine or other bodily tissues or fluids; (2) the chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in household dust, indoor air, drinking water or elsewhere in the home environment; or (3) the chemical has been added to or is present in a consumer product used or present in the home.
(b) Said commissioners shall review and revise the list of priority chemicals at least once every two years and shall consider adding chemicals that meet the criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this section to said list.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and public health on the status of the list of priority chemicals, created and maintained in accordance with this section. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Recommendations to reduce children's exposure to chemicals on the priority list; (2) a list of products that contain chemicals on the priority list and that may lead to a child's exposure to a priority chemical; (3) a summary of actions taken in other states to restrict children's exposure to chemicals on the priority list; (4) an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of measures to reduce children's exposure to chemicals on the priority list, including reporting, product labeling, public advisories, product bans and steps to phase out the sale of products; and (5) an assessment of the feasibility of phasing out or banning products containing chemicals on the priority list, including an analysis of the feasibility of replacing the use of priority chemicals with safer chemicals in such products.
(d) The Commissioner of Public Health may require persons located in the state who manufacture or distribute products intended for children that contain chemicals on the priority list to conduct an assessment of the feasibility of replacing such chemicals with safer alternatives in such products and to report to the commissioner concerning the results of such assessment. The commissioner may include a summary of any such reports received from such manufacturers or distributors in the report described in subsection (c) of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
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Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Sec. 2(c) the reference to "section 2 of this act" was changed to "this section" for clarity and proper form and in subsection (d) the reference to "subsection (a)" was changed to "subsection (c)" for clarity and proper form.
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