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REFERENCE TITLE: products; furniture; paint; prohibited chemicals |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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SB 1280 |
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Introduced by Senators Mendez: Dalessandro, Gonzales, Peshlakai, Quezada; Representative Salman
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AN ACT
Amending Title 36, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36‑607; relating to public health.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-607, to read:
36-607. Children's products; upholstered residential furniture; paint; prohibited chemicals; definitions
A. A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for use in this state a children's product or upholstered residential furniture containing, in amounts greater than one thousand parts per million in any product component, any of the following flame‑retardant chemicals:
1. TDCPP (tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate).
2. Decabromodiphenyl ether.
3. Hexabromocyclododecane.
4. TCEP (tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate).
B. This section does not apply to the sale or offer for sale of any previously owned product containing a chemical restricted under this section.
C. A manufacturer may not replace a chemical whose use is prohibited under this section with a chemical identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence by a state, federal or international agency as being known or suspected with a high degree of probability to:
1. Harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental toxicity.
2. Cause cancer, genetic damage or reproductive harm.
3. Disrupt the endocrine or hormone system.
4. Damage the nervous system, the immune system or organs or cause other systemic toxicity.
D. A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute commercial paint or coating removal that contains methylene chloride.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Child" means a person who is under twelve years of age.
2. "Children's product" means a product primarily designed or intended by a manufacturer to be used by or for a child, including any article used as a component of such a product, but excluding a food, beverage, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical product or biologic, children's toy that is subject to the most recent version of the ASTM F963, standard consumer safety specification for toy safety, and medical device as defined in the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (21 United States Code section 321(h)).
3. "Upholstered residential furniture" means furniture with padding, coverings and cushions intended and sold for use in the home or places of lodging.