AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE AND CHILD PRODUCTS SAFETY (Increases amount of flame retardant chemicals contained in residential upholstered bedding/furniture manufactured/ sold in state from 100 ppm to 1,000 ppm effective January 1, 2020.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 11, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · House May 9, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 22, 2019
Committee
05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/09/2019 House read and passed
lower
May 1, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 8, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/08/2019 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/13/2019)
legislature
Jan 11, 2019
Introduced
01/11/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Phillips
DDemocratic
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
MA
Michael A. Morin
DDemocratic
P
Stephen Casey
DDemocratic
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