A 3800 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

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

770
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 80
Jun 28, 2024
D Democratic52
52 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 3
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