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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6185
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3118
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY DRINKS BY
CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) establish a working group 1
to study the (A) medical risks associated with children consuming 2
energy drinks, and (B) anticipated effects of a prohibition on the sale of 3
energy drinks to children, public health and the state-wide sale of 4
energy drinks, (2) require the Department of Consumer Protection to 5
develop signage alerting consumers to the medical risks associated with 6
children consuming energy drinks and retailers to post such signage, 7
and (3) require the Department of Public Health to develop a one-page 8
document explaining the medical risks associated with children 9
consuming energy drinks for distribution to pediatricians and licensed 10
athletic trainers. 11
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a working group to study the medical risks associated with
the consumption of energy drinks by children and effects of a
prohibition on the sale of energy drinks to children, require signage
related to the medical risks associated with the consumption of energy Proposed Bill No. 6185
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drinks by children and require a document explaining the medical risks
associated with the consumption of energy drinks by children.