General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5286 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 694 *00694* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. BACKER, 121st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5286 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 694 *00694* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. BACKER, 121st Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPORT AND SALE OF COSMETICS THAT CONTAIN MICROBEADS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit both the import and sale of cosmetics that contain microbeads. Statement of Purpose: To protect the state's water resources and aquatic species from pollution posed by microbeads.