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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6185
	4	+	LCO No. 3885 1 of 3
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6185
6	7		January Session, 2025
	8	+	LCO No. 3885
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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10	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY DRINKS BY
11	20		CHILDREN.
12	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	22		Assembly convened:
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15	24		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this section, 1
16		-	~~(1)~~ "energy drink" means a soft drink that contains (A) not less than 2
17		-	~~eighty~~ milligrams of caffeine per nine fluid ounces, and (B) 3
18		-	~~methylxanthines, B~~ vitamins, one or more herbal ingredients or an 4
19		-	~~ingredient labeled~~ "energy blend", and ~~(2)~~ "social media" has the same 5
20		-	~~meaning as provided~~ in section 9-601 of the general statutes. 6
	25	+	"energy drink" means a soft drink that contains (1) not less than eighty 2
	26	+	milligrams of caffeine per nine fluid ounces, and (2) methylxanthines, B 3
	27	+	vitamins, one or more herbal ingredients or an ingredient labeled 4
	28	+	"energy blend", and "social media" has the same meaning as provided 5
	29	+	in section 9-601 of the general statutes. 6
21	30		(b) There is established a working group to (1) study the (A) medical 7
22	31		risks associated with energy drink consumption by children, and (B) 8
23	32		anticipated effects of a prohibition on the sale of energy drinks to 9
24	33		children on (i) the state-wide sale of energy drinks, and (ii) public health, 10
25	34		and (2) make recommendations for (A) a public awareness campaign 11
26	35		concerning such risks that includes, but is not limited to, a video 12
27	36		recording for publication or broadcast on television and social media, 13
28	37		(B) notice to be posted at the point of sale of energy drinks in retail 14
29	38		establishments alerting consumers to such risks, and (C) a one-page 15
30	39		document explaining such risks. 16
31		-	(c) The working group shall include, but need not be limited to, the 17
32		-	following members, who shall be selected jointly by the Commissioners 18
33		-	of Public Health and Consumer Protection: (1) The chairpersons and 19 Substitute Bill No. 6185
	40	+	Committee Bill No. 6185
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36		-	LCO 2 of 3
	43	+	LCO No. 3885 2 of 3
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	45	+	(c) The working group shall include, but not be limited to, the 17
	46	+	following members, who shall be selected jointly by the Commissioners 18
	47	+	of Public Health and Consumer Protection: (1) The chairpersons and 19
38	48		ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General 20
39	49		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and public 21
40	50		health, (2) an individual with expertise in advertising and marketing, (3) 22
41	51		a parent or guardian of a child who experienced adverse health 23
42	52		conditions or died due to the consumption of energy drinks, (4) a 24
43	53		pediatric cardiologist, (5) a representative of a state-wide chapter of a 25
44	54		national association of pediatricians, (6) a representative of a state-wide 26
45	55		governing body for interscholastic athletic activities, (7) a representative 27
46	56		of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, (8) a representative of a 28
47	57		state-wide association of food retailers, wholesalers, distributors and 29
48	58		service providers, (9) a representative of a manufacturer of energy 30
49	59		drinks, (10) the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 31
50		-	designee, and (11) a licensed athletic trainer. The Commissioner of 32
51		-	Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as 33
52		-	chairperson of the working group. The administrative staff of the joint 34
53		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 35
54		-	matters relating to children shall serve as administrative staff of the 36
55		-	working group. 37
56		-	(d) Not later than November 1, 2025, the chairperson of the working 38
57		-	group shall submit a report on the working group's study and 39
58		-	recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General 40
59		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, public 41
60		-	health and consumer protection in accordance with the provisions of 42
61		-	section 11-4a of the general statutes. 43
62		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the purposes of this 44
63		-	section, "energy drink" means a soft drink that contains (1) not less than 45
64		-	eighty milligrams of caffeine per nine fluid ounces, and (2) 46
65		-	methylxanthines, B vitamins, one or more herbal ingredients or an 47
66		-	ingredient labeled "energy blend". 48
67		-	(b) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Department of Consumer 49
68		-	Protection shall develop a notice alerting consumers to the medical risks 50
69		-	associated with energy drink consumption by children and make a copy 51
70		-	of such notice available on the department's Internet web site. Such 52 Substitute Bill No. 6185
	60	+	designee, and (11) a licensed athletic trainer. The commissioners, or their 32
	61	+	designees, shall serve as cochairpersons of the working group. The 33
	62	+	administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General 34
	63	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children shall serve 35
	64	+	as administrative staff of the working group. 36
	65	+	(d) Not later than November 1, 2025, the working group shall submit 37
	66	+	a report on its study and recommendations to the joint standing 38
	67	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 39
	68	+	relating to children, public health and consumer protection in 40
	69	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 41
	70	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the purposes of this 42
	71	+	section, "energy drink" means a soft drink that contains (1) not less than 43
	72	+	eighty milligrams of caffeine per nine fluid ounces, and (2) 44
	73	+	methylxanthines, B vitamins, one or more herbal ingredients or an 45
	74	+	ingredient labeled "energy blend". 46
	75	+	(b) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Department of Consumer 47
	76	+	Protection shall develop signage alerting consumers to the medical risks 48
	77	+	Committee Bill No. 6185
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75		-	notice shall incorporate the recommendations submitted by the working 53
76		-	group established pursuant to section 1 of this act. 54
77		-	(c) On and after January 1, 2026, each individual, firm, fiduciary, 55
78		-	partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust or association 56
79		-	engaged in the business of selling energy drinks to retail consumers in 57
80		-	the state shall post a copy of the notice developed pursuant to subsection 58
81		-	(b) of this section in a conspicuous place at the point of sale of such 59
82		-	energy drinks. 60
	82	+	associated with energy drink consumption by children and make a copy 49
	83	+	of such signage available on the department's Internet web site. Such 50
	84	+	signage shall incorporate the recommendations submitted by the 51
	85	+	working group established pursuant to section 1 of this act. 52
	86	+	(c) On and after January 1, 2026, each individual, firm, fiduciary, 53
	87	+	partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust or association 54
	88	+	engaged in the business of selling energy drinks to retail consumers in 55
	89	+	the state shall post a copy of the notice developed pursuant to subsection 56
	90	+	(b) of this section in a conspicuous place at the point of sale of such 57
	91	+	energy drinks. 58
83	92		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
84	93		sections:
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86	95		Section 1 from passage New section
87	96		Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 New section
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89		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
90		-	In Section 1(a), the existing subdivision designators were changed to
91		-	subparagraph designators "(A)" and "(B)" and a new subdivision "(1)"
92		-	designator and a subdivision "(2)" designator were added for clarity; in
93		-	Section 1(c), "commissioners, or their designees, shall serve as
94		-	cochairpersons" was changed to "Commissioner of Public Health, or the
95		-	commissioner's designee, shall serve as chairperson" for consistency;
96		-	and in Section 2(b), the two references to "signage" were changed to
97		-	"notice" for consistency.
	98	+	Statement of Purpose:
	99	+	To establish a working group to study the medical risks associated with
	100	+	the consumption of energy drinks by children and effects of a
	101	+	prohibition on the sale of energy drinks to children, and require signage
	102	+	related to the medical risks associated with the consumption of energy
	103	+	drinks by children.
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99		-	KID Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	105	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	106	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	107	+	underlined.]
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	109	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
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	111	+	H.B. 6185
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