Bill Text: CT SB01111 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Sale And Distribution Of Certain Silver Oxide Batteries.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-13 - Signed by the Governor [SB01111 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB01111-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Substitute Bill No. 1111
January Session, 2011		*_____SB01111ENV___032311____*

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN SILVER OXIDE BATTERIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 22a-616 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-617, on and after July 1, 2011, no person shall offer for sale or distribute for promotional purposes button cell batteries containing mercury or any product containing such batteries, except a battery containing mercury described as an Hg-silver oxide battery that is used exclusively in a medical device to automatically deliver insulin to a person may be sold or distributed for promotional purposes until January 1, 2015. A manufacturer that produces or sells button cell batteries containing mercury or any product containing such batteries shall notify retailers about the provisions of this subsection and how to dispose of the remaining inventory property, except a battery containing mercury described as an Hg-silver oxide battery that is used exclusively in a medical device to automatically deliver insulin to a person, in accordance with this title.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	22a-616(e)

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

"or distributed for promotional purposes" was added for consistency with the existing statutory language.

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Joint Favorable Subst.