Upholstered Furniture: Flame Retardant Chemicals (SB 1019)
BILL SUMMARY:
Requires manufacturers of upholstered furniture to indicate, on a label currently required by law, whether or not the product contains added flame retardant chemicals.
STATE:
CA
FINAL LANGUAGE:
STATUTE:
Chapter 862, Statutes of 2014
AUTHOR:
Mark Leno
CO-AUTHORS:
none
SENATE VOTE:
| Yes: 29 | No: 5 |
| R: 6 | R: 5 |
| D: 23 | D: 0 |
ASSEMBLY VOTE:
| Yes: 56 | No: 17 |
| R: 7 | R: 13 |
| D: 49 | D: 4 |
FISCAL IMPACT:
LISTED SUPPORT:
CAL FIRE Local 2881 (co-sponsor); California Professional Firefighters (co-sponsor); Center for Environmental Health (co-sponsor); Natural Resources Defense Council (co-sponsor); Alliance for Toxic-Free fire Safety; American Cancer Society - Cancer Action Network; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District IX California; American Home Furnishings Alliance; Architects, Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility; Asian Pacific Environmental Network; Association of Regional Center Agencies; Blue Green Alliance; Breast Cancer Fund; California Furniture Manufacturers Association; California Labor Federation; California League of Conservation Voters; California Medical Association; California Nurses Association; California School Employees Association; CALPIRG; CHANGE - Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy; City and County of San Francisco; Clean Water Action; Coalition for Clean Air; Comite Civico; Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center; Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO District 9; Consumer Federation of California; Consumers Union; EarthJustice; Environment California; Environmental Working Group; Esperanza Community Housing Corporation; Friends of the Earth; Health Care Without Harm; Health Officers Association of California; Healthy African American Families, Phase II; Humane Society of the United States; Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California; International Alliance of Firefighters; Just Transition Alliance; Kaiser Permanente; Long Beach Firefighters, Local 372; Los Angeles County Firefighters, Local 1014; North American Home Furnishings Association; NRDC LA Leadership Council; Perkins + Will; Pesticide Action Network; Physicians for Social Responsibility - Sacramento; Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles; Physicians for Social Responsibility - San Francisco Bay Area; Polyurethane Foam Association; Sierra Club; Stockton Professional Firefighters, Local 456; Trauma Foundation; United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Local 112; United States Green Building Council; Upholstered Furniture Action Council; Kirby Walker and James Redford, Producers/Directors of Toxic Hot Seat
Letters of Support
Letters of Support
LISTED OPPOSITION:
American Chemistry Council; American Cleaning Institute; California Chamber of Commerce; California Farm Bureau Federation; California Manufacturers & Technology Association; California Metals Coalition; Chemical Industry Council of California; Consumer Specialty Products Association; Grocery Manufacturers Association; International Fragrance Association; National Federation of Independent Businesses; San Diego Industrial and Environmental Association; Styrene Information and Research Council; TechNet; Toy Industry Association; Western Plant Health Association
Letters of Opposition
Letters of Opposition
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