Environmental health: artificial turf.
Summary
Existing law regulates certain behavior related to recreational activities and public safety, including, among other things, playgrounds and wooden playground equipment. The bill would, until January 1, 2020, require a public or private school or local government, before installing, contracting for the installation of, or soliciting bids for a new artificial turf field containing crumb rubber infill, as defined, within the boundaries of a public or private school, or public recreational park to do certain things, including gathering information from companies that offer artificial turf products that do not use crumb rubber infill.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2014
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 17, 2014
Last action Feb 1, 2016
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
8
Jan 14, 2016
Committee
January 13 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 2894.)
upper
Jan 6, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
upper
Jan 4, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Jan 4, 2016
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 28, 2015
Upper · Passed
May 28 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
upper
Mar 25, 2015
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 349.) (March 18).
upper
Jan 15, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
Dec 17, 2014
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Hill
DDemocratic
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