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Relating to the use of triclosan in certain products, providing civil penalties, and including effective date provisions
Topics:Business & economy
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill, beginning January 1, 2020, prohibits the retail sale of any cleaning product that contains triclosan and is intended to be used by the consumer for sanitizing or hand or body cleansing. The prohibition shall not apply to individual products for which specific United States food and drug administration approval for consumer use has been secured. The bill provides that a person who violates the bill is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 17, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part