General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5286
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3247
*03247HB05286ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5286
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 3247
*03247HB05286ENV*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
(ENV)
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:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2016) (a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Microbead" means any plastic component of a personal cosmetic product measured to be five millimeters or less in size; and
(2) "Personal cosmetic product" means any (A) article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance, or (B) article intended for use as a component of any such article described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. "Personal cosmetic product" does not include any product for which a prescription is required for distribution or dispensation, as determined by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(b) No person shall import, sell or offer for sale any personal cosmetic product that contains intentionally-added microbeads except any personal cosmetic product that is also regulated as a drug by the United States Food and Drug Administration may be imported, sold or offered for sale until January 1, 2017.
(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.
(d) Any person who violates the provisions of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be fined two thousand five hundred dollars for each day during which such violation continues, and for any second or subsequent violation, five thousand dollars for each day during which such violation continues.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 January 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
January 1, 2016
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the import and sale of personal cosmetic products that contain microbeads.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. BACKER, 121st Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. BACKER, 121st Dist.
H.B. 5286