Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2146Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 06, 2024An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to product safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2146, as amended, Rodriguez. Product safety: wearable personal flotation devices.Existing law prohibits a person from operating a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel, unless every person who is on board and who is under 13 years of age is wearing a United States Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device. Existing law provides for the establishment and enforcement of various product safety standards for consumer products, as provided.This bill would, on or after January 1, 2026, prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device, as defined, that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 6. Personal Flotation Devices108670. For purposes of this article, personal wearable personal flotation device is a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or flotation device evaluated, tested, and approved by the United States Coast Guard, and includes flotation devices used by designed to be worn or attached to the body of infants and or children, such as water wings and floats.108670.5. On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2146Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 06, 2024An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to product safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2146, as amended, Rodriguez. Product safety: wearable personal flotation devices.Existing law prohibits a person from operating a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel, unless every person who is on board and who is under 13 years of age is wearing a United States Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device. Existing law provides for the establishment and enforcement of various product safety standards for consumer products, as provided.This bill would, on or after January 1, 2026, prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device, as defined, that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
Amended IN Assembly May 02, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2146
Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 06, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez
February 06, 2024
An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to product safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2146, as amended, Rodriguez. Product safety: wearable personal flotation devices.
Existing law prohibits a person from operating a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel, unless every person who is on board and who is under 13 years of age is wearing a United States Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device. Existing law provides for the establishment and enforcement of various product safety standards for consumer products, as provided.This bill would, on or after January 1, 2026, prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device, as defined, that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
Existing law prohibits a person from operating a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel, unless every person who is on board and who is under 13 years of age is wearing a United States Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device. Existing law provides for the establishment and enforcement of various product safety standards for consumer products, as provided.
This bill would, on or after January 1, 2026, prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device, as defined, that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 6. Personal Flotation Devices108670. For purposes of this article, personal wearable personal flotation device is a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or flotation device evaluated, tested, and approved by the United States Coast Guard, and includes flotation devices used by designed to be worn or attached to the body of infants and or children, such as water wings and floats.108670.5. On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 6. Personal Flotation Devices108670. For purposes of this article, personal wearable personal flotation device is a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or flotation device evaluated, tested, and approved by the United States Coast Guard, and includes flotation devices used by designed to be worn or attached to the body of infants and or children, such as water wings and floats.108670.5. On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
SECTION 1. Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
Article 6. Personal Flotation Devices108670. For purposes of this article, personal wearable personal flotation device is a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or flotation device evaluated, tested, and approved by the United States Coast Guard, and includes flotation devices used by designed to be worn or attached to the body of infants and or children, such as water wings and floats.108670.5. On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
Article 6. Personal Flotation Devices108670. For purposes of this article, personal wearable personal flotation device is a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or flotation device evaluated, tested, and approved by the United States Coast Guard, and includes flotation devices used by designed to be worn or attached to the body of infants and or children, such as water wings and floats.108670.5. On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
Article 6. Personal Flotation Devices
Article 6. Personal Flotation Devices
108670. For purposes of this article, personal wearable personal flotation device is a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or flotation device evaluated, tested, and approved by the United States Coast Guard, and includes flotation devices used by designed to be worn or attached to the body of infants and or children, such as water wings and floats.
108670. For purposes of this article, personal wearable personal flotation device is a lifejacket, buoyancy aid, or flotation device evaluated, tested, and approved by the United States Coast Guard, and includes flotation devices used by designed to be worn or attached to the body of infants and or children, such as water wings and floats.
108670.5. On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
108670.5. On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.