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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6516
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2640
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FLAME RETARDANT
CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS AND UPHOLSTERED
RESIDENTIAL FURNITURE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the sale and 1
distribution of children's products, except infant car seats, and 2
upholstered residential furniture containing organohalogen flame 3
retardant chemicals, provided such prohibition takes effect at a later 4
date to provide a reasonable enough time for the industry to adopt 5
such changes. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the sale and distribution of children's products containing
flame retardant chemicals.