Bans certain children's products containing excessive amounts of lead, mercury, or cadmium.*
This bill bans the sale, distribution, import, or manufacture of children's products intended for children under six that contain lead, mercury, or cadmium. It requires manufacturers to issue immediate recalls if they discover such products, and retailers must remove recalled items from shelves within 48 hours and return inventory within 14 business days at the manufacturer's cost. Manufacturers must then destroy recalled products within 60 business days to prevent public access. Violations carry penalties including fines up to $20,000 for initial offenses, or criminal charges with up to 10 years in prison for repeated failures.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024
How they voted
77–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 80
Jun 28, 2024
D
Democratic52
100% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (77-0-0)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
lower
3 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Barbara McCann Stamato
DDemocratic
P
Will Sampson
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Rodriguez
DDemocratic
Co
Gary Schaer
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Egan
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
Co
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
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