HB 442: Feminine Hygiene Products Amendments - Utah

Substitute #6 → Substitute #7 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds Chapter 82 to the Utah Code to require manufacturers of menstrual products to list specific chemicals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, dioxin, and PFAS) on product packaging. It also mandates that companies keep records of these tests and allows the Division of Consumer Protection to enforce these rules with fines. The bill includes technical updates to the Division's list of enforced chapters and adjusts effective dates for related sections.

Scope change

The bill expands the Division of Consumer Protection's jurisdiction to include Chapter 82 (Feminine Hygiene Products) and adds new substantive requirements for menstrual product labeling that did not exist in the previous version.

REQUIREMENT

New Chapter 82 requires manufacturers to list specific chemicals on menstrual product packaging starting December 1, 2027.

Manufacturers must keep records of chemical tests for three years and provide them to the Division of Consumer Protection upon request.

ENFORCEMENT

The Division of Consumer Protection is authorized to impose administrative fines up to $2,500 per violation and seek court injunctions.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for 'chemical,' 'covered substance,' 'ingredient intentionally added,' 'manufacturer,' and 'menstrual product.'

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new labeling requirements is set for December 1, 2027, while the bill itself takes effect May 6, 2026.

TECHNICAL

The list of chapters enforced by the Division of Consumer Protection was updated to include the new Chapter 82 and removed a stray 'and' from an entry.

Substitute #5 → Substitute #6 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version adds two new chapters to the Consumer Protection Division's list of enforced laws, including the new Feminine Hygiene Products chapter and the Utah Digital Choice Act. It also corrects a formatting error in the definition of 'Residential, Vocational or and Life Skills Program Act' by removing the duplicate word 'or'.

Scope change

The scope of the Consumer Protection Division was expanded to include oversight of the Utah Digital Choice Act and the new Feminine Hygiene Products chapter.

SCOPE

Added Chapter 81 (Utah Digital Choice Act) to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection must administer and enforce.

Added Chapter 82 (Feminine Hygiene Products) to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection must administer and enforce.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in the text for Chapter 53 by removing the extra word 'or' in the phrase 'Residential, Vocational or and Life Skills Program Act'.

Substitute #4 → Substitute #5 · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill version updates the legislative text to reflect a change in the Senate sponsor from LONG TITLE to Stephanie Pitcher and removes the superseded effective date for Section 13-2-1 from the 'Utah Code Sections Affected' list, clarifying that only the July 1, 2026 effective date applies to that section.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's substantive policy (menstrual product labeling) remains unchanged; the change is limited to administrative metadata regarding the Senate sponsor and effective date listings.

TECHNICAL

Changed the Senate Sponsor name from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Stephanie Pitcher'.

Removed the reference to the May 6, 2026 effective date for Section 13-2-1 from the 'Utah Code Sections Affected' summary, leaving only the July 1, 2026 date.

Substitute #3 → Substitute #4 · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds new requirements for menstrual product manufacturers to list specific chemicals (like PFAS and lead) on packaging and keep test records, while also updating the list of laws the Consumer Protection Division enforces. The version includes a technical fix to correct a typo in one existing law's name and removes a superseded effective date from the main consumer protection section.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on feminine hygiene product labeling, but the version adds Chapter 81 (Utah Digital Choice Act) to the list of enforced chapters, expanding the Division's jurisdiction slightly.

REQUIREMENT

Added new sections requiring manufacturers to label menstrual products with specific chemicals and keep test records.

ENFORCEMENT

Added administrative fines and court penalties for violations of the new labeling requirements.

DEFINITION

Added definitions for 'chemical', 'covered substance', and 'PFAS' to clarify what must be listed.

TIMELINE

Added a specific effective date of May 6, 2026, for the new labeling and enforcement sections.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in the name of the 'Residential, Vocational or and Life Skills Program Act' to remove the extra 'or'.

Removed a superseded effective date (July 1, 2026) from the main consumer protection section to avoid confusion.

SCOPE

Added Chapter 81 (Utah Digital Choice Act) to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection administers.

Substitute #2 → Substitute #3 · 5 edits

MODERATE

Substitute #3 adds a new requirement for manufacturers to keep test records and produce them to the Division of Consumer Protection upon request, while removing a previous requirement to list PFAS chemicals on product packaging. It also updates the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection administers to include the new Feminine Hygiene Products chapter and removes the Utah Digital Choice Act.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding product labeling was narrowed by removing the mandate to list PFAS on packaging, but the scope of the Division of Consumer Protection's administrative duties was expanded to include the new chapter.

REQUIREMENT

Manufacturers must now maintain records of tests for chemicals and intentionally added ingredients and provide these records to the Division of Consumer Protection when requested.

The requirement to list PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) on product packaging was removed from the highlighted provisions.

DEFINITION

The highlighted provisions were updated to reflect the removal of the PFAS labeling requirement and the addition of the record-keeping requirement.

SCOPE

The Division of Consumer Protection's list of administered chapters was updated to include Chapter 82 (Feminine Hygiene Products) and Chapter 81 (Utah Digital Choice Act) in the superseded version, while the current version includes Chapter 82 and removes Chapter 81.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and markup changes were made to the text, including the removal of specific chemical definitions from the highlighted provisions and adjustments to the chapter list formatting.

Substitute #1 → Substitute #2 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add Chapter 81, the Utah Digital Choice Act, to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection must enforce, while removing the superseded effective date for Section 13-2-1. The substantive requirements for menstrual product labeling, including the list of chemicals to disclose and enforcement penalties, remain unchanged.

Scope change

The Division of Consumer Protection's enforcement authority was expanded to include the Utah Digital Choice Act.

SCOPE

Added Chapter 81, Utah Digital Choice Act, to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection must administer and enforce.

TECHNICAL

Removed the superseded effective date (July 1, 2026) from the amendment of Section 13-2-1, leaving only the primary effective date of May 6, 2026.

Introduced → Substitute #1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to remove the effective date for the amendment to Section 13-2-1, leaving it without a specific start date. Additionally, the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection enforces was updated to include the Utah Digital Choice Act (Chapter 81) and Feminine Hygiene Products (Chapter 82), while removing the superseded effective date notation for the original Section 13-2-1.

Scope change

The scope of the Division of Consumer Protection's enforcement authority was expanded to explicitly include the Utah Digital Choice Act and Feminine Hygiene Products.

TIMELINE

The specific effective date of May 6, 2026, for the amendment to Section 13-2-1 was removed, leaving the section without a defined start date in this version.

SCOPE

Chapter 81 (Utah Digital Choice Act) was added to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection must administer and enforce.

Chapter 82 (Feminine Hygiene Products) was added to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection must administer and enforce.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and punctuation were adjusted in the list of chapters, including the removal of a bracketed 'and' and a period after 'Act'.

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