Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 884
	4	+	LCO No. 3899 1 of 4
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 884
6	7		January Session, 2025
	8	+	LCO No. 3899
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	14	+	Introduced by:
	15	+	(ENV)
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
13	20		CONCENTRATION FOR 1,4 -DIOXANE IN HOUSEHOLD CLEANING
14	21		AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND COSMETICS.
15	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	23		Assembly convened:
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18	25		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) (1) On and after April 1
19	26		1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, distribute, sell or offer for sale any 2
20	27		household cleaning product that contains 1,4-dioxane other than in 3
21	28		concentrations that do not exceed two parts per million. 4
22	29		(2) On and after April 1, 2027, no person shall manufacture, 5
23	30		distribute, sell or offer for sale any household cleaning product that 6
24	31		contains 1,4-dioxane other than in concentrations that do not exceed one 7
25	32		part per million. 8
26		-	(b) On and after April 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, 9
27		-	distribute, sell or offer for sale any cosmetic product that contains 1,4-10
28		-	dioxane, other than in concentrations that do not exceed ten parts per 11
29		-	million. 12
30		-	(c) (1) On and after April 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, 13
31		-	distribute, sell or offer for sale any personal care product that contains 14
32		-	1,4-dioxane other than in concentrations that do not exceed two parts 15
33		-	per million. 16 Substitute Bill No. 884
	33	+	(3) Not later than May 1, 2030, and every two years thereafter, the 9
	34	+	Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation 10
	35	+	with the Department of Public Health, shall review the concentration 11
	36	+	thresholds established in this subsection and determine whether such 12
	37	+	concentrations shall be lowered to better protect human health and the 13
	38	+	environment. 14
	39	+	Committee Bill No. 884
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36		-	LCO 2 of 2
	42	+	LCO No. 3899 2 of 4
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38		-	(2) On and after April 1, 2027, no person shall manufacture, 17
39		-	distribute, sell or offer for sale any personal care product that contains 18
40		-	1,4-dioxane other than in concentrations that do not exceed one part per 19
41		-	million. 20
42		-	(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be 21
43		-	fined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection not 22
44		-	more than one thousand dollars for each day during which such 23
45		-	violation continues, and, in addition thereto, such person may be 24
46		-	enjoined from continuing such violation. Any person who violates the 25
47		-	provisions of this section for a second or subsequent such violation shall 26
48		-	be fined by said commissioner not more than two thousand five 27
49		-	hundred dollars for each day during which such violation continues. 28
50		-	(e) For purposes of this section: (1) "Cosmetic product" means any 29
51		-	item intended to be rubbed, sprinkled or sprayed on, introduced into or 30
52		-	otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for 31
53		-	beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance of, 32
54		-	including, but not limited to, any item intended for use as a component 33
55		-	of any such item. "Cosmetic product" does not include any personal care 34
56		-	product for which a prescription is required for distribution or 35
57		-	dispensation; and (2) "personal care product" means any product 36
58		-	intended for cleaning any part of the body, such as the skin and hair, 37
59		-	and includes, but is not limited to, hair shampoo, hair conditioner, soap, 38
60		-	bath gel and any other bathing product. "Personal care product" does 39
61		-	not include any product for which a prescription is required for 40
62		-	distribution or dispensation. 41
	44	+	(4) Any manufacturer of a household cleaning product that is subject 15
	45	+	to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section may apply to the 16
	46	+	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for a one-year 17
	47	+	waiver from such requirements for a specific household cleaning 18
	48	+	product and shall provide the commissioner with proof that the 19
	49	+	manufacturer has taken steps to reduce the presence of 1,4-dioxane in 20
	50	+	such product and is unable to comply with the requirements of 21
	51	+	subsection (a) of this section. Following the grant of any such one-year 22
	52	+	waiver, such manufacturer may apply to the commissioner for one 23
	53	+	additional one-year waiver for such household cleaning product and 24
	54	+	shall provide the commissioner with similar proof of reduction steps 25
	55	+	taken by such manufacturer. 26
	56	+	(b) (1) For purposes of this subsection: (A) "Cosmetic product" means 27
	57	+	any item intended to be rubbed, sprinkled or sprayed on, introduced 28
	58	+	into or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for 29
	59	+	beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance of, 30
	60	+	including, but not limited to, any item intended for use as a component 31
	61	+	of any such item. "Cosmetic product" does not include any personal care 32
	62	+	product for which a prescription is required for distribution or 33
	63	+	dispensation; and (B) "personal care product" means any product 34
	64	+	intended for cleaning any part of the body, such as the skin and hair, 35
	65	+	and includes, but is not limited to, hair shampoo, hair conditioner, soap, 36
	66	+	bath gel and any other bathing product. "Personal care product" does 37
	67	+	not include any product for which a prescription is required for 38
	68	+	distribution or dispensation. 39
	69	+	(2) On and after April 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, 40
	70	+	distribute, sell or offer for sale any cosmetic product that contains 1,4-41
	71	+	dioxane, other than in concentrations that do not exceed ten parts per 42
	72	+	million. 43
	73	+	(3) (A) On and after April 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, 44
	74	+	distribute, sell or offer for sale any personal care product that contains 45
	75	+	1,4-dioxane other than in concentrations that do not exceed two parts 46
	76	+	Committee Bill No. 884
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	79	+	LCO No. 3899 3 of 4
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	81	+	per million. 47
	82	+	(B) On and after April 1, 2027, no person shall manufacture, 48
	83	+	distribute, sell or offer for sale any personal care product that contains 49
	84	+	1,4-dioxane other than in concentrations that do not exceed two parts 50
	85	+	per million. 51
	86	+	(4) Not later than May 1, 2030 and every two years thereafter, the 52
	87	+	Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation 53
	88	+	with the Department of Public Health, shall review the concentration 54
	89	+	thresholds established in this subsection and determine whether such 55
	90	+	concentrations shall be lowered to better protect human health and the 56
	91	+	environment. 57
	92	+	(5) Any manufacturer of a cosmetic product or personal care product, 58
	93	+	otherwise subject to the requirements of this subsection, may apply to 59
	94	+	the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for a one-60
	95	+	year waiver from such requirements for a specific cosmetic product or 61
	96	+	personal care product, as applicable. Such manufacturer shall provide 62
	97	+	proof to the commissioner that it has taken steps to reduce the presence 63
	98	+	of 1,4-dioxane in such product and is unable to comply with the 64
	99	+	requirements of this subsection. Following the grant of any such one-65
	100	+	year waiver, such manufacturer may apply to the commissioner for one 66
	101	+	additional one-year waiver for such product and shall provide the 67
	102	+	commissioner with similar proof of reduction steps taken by such 68
	103	+	manufacturer. 69
	104	+	(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be 70
	105	+	fined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection not 71
	106	+	more than one thousand dollars for each day during which such 72
	107	+	violation continues, and in addition thereto, such person may be 73
	108	+	enjoined from continuing such violation. Any person who violates the 74
	109	+	provisions of this section for a second or subsequent such violation shall 75
	110	+	be fined by said commissioner not more than two thousand five 76
	111	+	hundred dollars for each day during which such violation continues. 77
	112	+	Committee Bill No. 884
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	115	+	LCO No. 3899 4 of 4
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	117	+	(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may 78
	118	+	adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 79
	119	+	general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section. 80
63	120		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
64	121		sections:
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66	123		Section 1 October 1, 2025 New section
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68		-	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
	125	+	Statement of Purpose:
	126	+	To protect the public health and the environment by reducing exposure
	127	+	to harmful contaminants in household cleaning, personal care and
	128	+	cosmetic products and encourage safer manufacturing practices.
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	130	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	131	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	132	+	underlined.]
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	134	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
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	136	+	S.B. 884
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