General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5727 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1884 *01884* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5727 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1884 *01884* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF MICROBEADS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS SOLD IN CONNECTICUT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use of microbeads in personal care products sold in the state. Statement of Purpose: To ban microbeads from personal care products sold in the state.