l9n/ Connecticut

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5601

AN ACT BANNING CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD, PHTHALATES OR BISPHENOL-A.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 23, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To expand the list of hazardous substances that toys and other children's products may not contain, to require the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to compile a list of chemicals of concern, and to create an Innovation Institute at The University of Connecticut.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

32 co-sponsors

Toni E. Walker, T.R. Rowe, David McCluskey, Kim Fawcett, Denise W. Merrill, Chris Perone, Demetrios S. Giannaros, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Sandy H. Nafis, Richard Roy, Bryan Hurlburt, Juan R. Candelaria, Art Feltman, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Beth Bye, Diana S. Urban, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Linda M. Gentile, Joan A. Lewis, Russell A. Morin, Charles D. Clemons Jr., Mary M. Mushinsky, Elissa T. Wright, James A. O'Rourke III, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Joseph J. Taborsak, Paul Davis, Jack F. Hennessy, Henry J. Genga, Peter A. Tercyak, Patricia M. Widlitz, Kevin Ryan

In the Senate

    7 co-sponsors

    Andrea L. Stillman, Paul R. Doyle, Edith G. Prague, Bob Duff, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., John W. Fonfara, Gayle S. Slossberg

    Its course

    February 21 to April 23, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action23 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Apr 23 · stopped62 days

    Environment CommitteeFeb 21 to Mar 715 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 26 to Apr 16 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeApr 22 to Apr 231 day

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 21 – Apr 23

    1. Feb 21Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Feb 22Heard in Environment Committee
    3. Mar 7Environment Committee recommended it
    4. Mar 26Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Apr 1Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 22Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    7. Apr 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Feb 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 7Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 10FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 20FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 20HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 20FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Mar 26REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 1Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    12. Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 17NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 17TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 17FILE NO.Both houses
    18. Apr 22REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    19. Apr 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
    20. Apr 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    21. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    22. Apr 23NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    23. Apr 23TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives