California Legislature

Proposed Bill Would Require Mfrs. to Label Furniture Containing Flame Retardant Chemicals
July 1, 2014
Proposed California bill SB-1019 would, if passed, require manufacturers to label whether or not their furniture products contain flame retardant chemicals. California Technical Bulletin TB-117 (now revised to TB-117-2013) requires upholstered furniture to pass a flammability test for fire safety purposes.  If the furniture complies, then it is affixed with a label...
Prop 65 / Environment
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Proposition 65 Amendment Passes California Assembly, Moves to Senate
May 29, 2013
Assembly Bill 227, an amendment to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (commonly known as Proposition 65), was passed by the California Assembly last Friday and is now headed for the California Senate.  If the bill passes the Senate and Governor Edmund G. (“Jerry”) Brown signs it, it will become law.  The bill was...
Prop 65 / Environment
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Bill to Amend Prop 65 Revamped to Target Only 3 Types of Exposure
May 3, 2013
This week, the California State Assembly’s Committee on the Judiciary voted 10-0 to pass a dramatically revamped version of the proposed legislative amendment to Proposition 65, known as Assembly Bill (“AB”) 227.  The bill was originally written to provide anyone receiving a 60-Day Notice of Violation of Proposition 65 with fourteen days to correct the...
Prop 65 / Environment
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