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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 6572

AN ACT CONCERNING BANNING BISPHENOL-A IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS AND FOOD PRODUCTS.

Became law as Public Act 09-103, signed June 3, 2009, 98 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To ban any children's products containing bisphenol-A marketed for the use of children under the age of three years, to prohibit the replacement of the use of bisphenol-A with certain carcinogenic substances, to ban any reusable food containers or jars or cans containing food or beverage products that contain bisphenol-A, and to require the labeling of certain products containing bisphenol-A.

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

66 co-sponsors

Matthew L. Lesser, Linda M. Gentile, Linda Schofield, Kim Fawcett, Beth Bye, Elissa T. Wright, Lonnie Reed, David McCluskey, Denise W. Merrill, Peggy Reeves, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Joan A. Lewis, Richard Roy, Joseph S. Mioli, Bruce V. Morris, Joseph J. Taborsak, James A. O'Rourke III, Bryan Hurlburt, Ryan P. Barry, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Jack F. Hennessy, Patricia A. Dillon, Theresa W. Conroy, Thomas J. Kehoe, Demetrios S. Giannaros, Patricia M. Widlitz, Jason Rojas, Peter F. Villano, William Tong, Peter A. Tercyak, John Mazurek, Ed Jutila, Jim Shapiro, Paul Davis, John W. Thompson, Russell A. Morin, Timothy D. Larson, Karen Jarmoc, Barbara L. Lambert, Bruce Zalaski, Larry B. Butler, Gary A. Holder-Winfield, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Michelle L. Cook, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Diana S. Urban, Toni E. Walker, Gail K. Hamm, Tim O'Brien, Chris Perone, Maryanne Hornish, Terrie E. Wood, Fred Camillo, Henry J. Genga, Auden Grogins, Christopher A. Wright, Elizabeth H. Esty, Carlo Leone, Jason Perillo, David A. Baram, John C. Geragosian, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Juan R. Candelaria, Susan M. Johnson, Thomas J. Drew, Joseph C. Serra

In the Senate

    21 co-sponsors

    Bob Duff, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Andrea L. Stillman, Eric D. Coleman, Mary Ann Handley, Martin M. Looney, John W. Fonfara, Gayle S. Slossberg, Dan Debicella, Edward Meyer, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Gary D. LeBeau, Edwin A. Gomes, Thomas A. Colapietro, Anthony J. Musto, Kevin D. Witkos, John A. Kissel, Andrew J. McDonald, Edith G. Prague, Jonathan A. Harris, John McKinney

    Its course

    February 25 to June 3, 2009, 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 action38 actions on 17 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Apr 2963 days

    Environment CommitteeFeb 25 to Mar 69 days

    General Law CommitteeApr 7 to Apr 147 days

    In the SenateApr 29 to May 2122 days

    Back in the House of RepresentativesMay 21 to May 298 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 29 to Jun 24 days

    With the GovernorJun 2 to Jun 31 day

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 29 · Adopted May 21

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 29

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 29

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 22

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 21 · House of Representatives agreed May 22

    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 25 – Apr 29

    1. Feb 25Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Feb 26Heard in Environment Committee
    3. Mar 6Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 7Sent to General Law Committee
    5. Apr 14General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 29The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    8. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment C
    9. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 1 – May 21

    1. May 1Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 21The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    4. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    Back in the House of Representatives May 21 – May 29

    1. May 21Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
    2. Sent to the House of Representatives
    3. May 22The House of Representatives agreed to Senate Amendment A
    4. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment D
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
    6. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
    7. May 29Numbered Public Act 09-103

    To the Governor Jun 2 – Jun 3

    1. Jun 2Sent to the Secretary of the State
    2. Jun 3Signed by the Governor
    All 38 actions, as published
    1. Feb 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 6Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 9FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 24FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 7REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    12. Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 17REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 23NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 23TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 23FILE NO.Both houses
    18. Apr 29HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. Apr 29HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    20. Apr 29HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    21. Apr 29HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    22. May 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    23. May 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    24. May 1FILE NO.Both houses
    25. May 21SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    26. May 21SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    27. May 21SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. May 21SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    29. May 21RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    30. May 21POTENTIAL DISAGREEING ACTION, TABLED CAL. HO.House of Representatives
    31. May 22HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    32. May 22HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    33. May 22HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    34. May 22HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    35. May 22IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    36. May 29PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    37. Jun 2TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    38. Jun 3SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor