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Prohibiting the manufacturing and sale of food packaging containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including effective date provisions, and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 26, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 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 prohibits the sale of food packaging that contains perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in the state of Iowa. The bill makes an exception for new food packaging that is otherwise subject to the prohibition but was imported into the state or otherwise purchased or acquired by a retailer or wholesaler for sale or distribution in the state prior to January 1, 2021. A violation of the provisions in the bill is a simple misdemeanor. The bill takes effect January 1, 2021. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days or a fine of at least $65 but not more than $625 or both.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 28, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
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