MD HB415 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-11 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-11 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering or manufacturing for sale a cedar hope chest that has a design identified by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission as presenting a risk of suffocation death to children who could become entrapped in the chest, has a lid latch that locks automatically and cannot be unlocked from the inside; providing for specified penalties; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to implement a specified public awareness program and adopt specified regulations; etc.
Title
Cedar Hope Chests - Prohibition on Manufacture, Import, and Sale (McKenna's Law)
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-11 | House | Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn |
| 2015-02-24 | House | Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2015-02-09 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Civil Actions
Commerce and Business
Consumer Protection
Death
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Industry and Technology
Minors
Penalties and Sentences
Public Health
Public Information
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Storage
Commerce and Business
Consumer Protection
Death
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Industry and Technology
Minors
Penalties and Sentences
Public Health
Public Information
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Storage
