SB 258 California Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017.

Summary
Existing law regulates the existence of, and disclosure of, specified chemicals and components in consumer products, including phthalates and bisphenol A. This bill would require a manufacturer of a designated product, as defined, that is sold in the state to disclose on the product label and on the product's Internet Web site information related to chemicals contained in the designated product, as specified. The bill would authorize a manufacturer to protect certain chemicals from disclosure by use of a generic name, as specified. The bill would prohibit the sale in the state of a designated product that does not satisfy these requirements. Existing law, the Hazardous Substances Information and Training Act, ensures the transmission of necessary information to employees regarding the properties and potential hazards of hazardous substances in the workplace. A serious and knowing or negligent violation of the act by an employer and every officer, management official, or supervisor having direction, management, control, or custody of any employment, place of employment, or of any other employee is a crime. Existing law requires the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt a standard setting forth an employer's duties toward its employees consistent with specified guidelines, including, among other things, that the employer shall make safety data sheets on substances in the workplace available to employees, collective bargaining representatives, or employee physicians. This bill would require an employer that is required to make a safety data sheet readily accessible to an employee pursuant to that standard to make readily accessible in the same manner, for designated products in the workplace, certain information included in the online disclosures described above relating to chemicals contained in those products. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would provide that its provisions are severable. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Sep 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Assembly Passage
Sep 2017
Signed into Law
Oct 2017
Introduced Feb 8, 2017 Signed Oct 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Sep 13, 2017 · Assembly Sep 12, 2017

How they voted

27–13
Passed
Total votes 40
Sep 13, 2017
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican13
13 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Oct 15, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 13, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-13)
senate
Sep 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2839.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 13, 2017
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 12, 2017
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (53-14-9)
assembly
Aug 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (August 30).
lower
Jul 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jul 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 11).
lower
Jul 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Jun 15, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on L. & E. and E.S. & T.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
Jun 12, 2017
Committee
Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and L. & E.
lower
May 25, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1180.) (May 25).
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 854.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & I.R. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 536.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.
upper
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
Referred to Coms. on EQ. and L. & I.R.
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ricardo Lara
Ricardo Lara
DDemocratic
CA
33