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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 919

AN ACT PHASING OUT THE USE OF POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Safety and Security Committee on April 17, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To phase out certain toxic flame retardants, and to allow the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to ban additional flame retardants once a safer alternative exists.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Bob Duff, Andrea L. Stillman, Eric D. Coleman, Mary Ann Handley

In the House of Representatives

    11 co-sponsors

    Matthew L. Lesser, Linda M. Gentile, David McCluskey, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Joan A. Lewis, Bryan Hurlburt, Ryan P. Barry, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Theresa W. Conroy, Peter F. Villano, Elissa T. Wright

    Its course

    February 11 to April 17, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

    In the SenateFeb 11 to Apr 17 · stopped65 days

    Environment CommitteeFeb 11 to Mar 623 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeApr 14 to Apr 17 · stopped3 days

    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 Senate Feb 11 – Apr 17

    1. Feb 11Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Feb 26Heard in Environment Committee
    3. Mar 6Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 14Sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    5. Apr 17A motion to recommend it failed
    All 11 actions, as published
    1. Feb 11REF. 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., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 24SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 24FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 14REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 17MOTION FAILEDSenate