AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MERCURY REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT (Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2024, any compact fluorescent lamp or linear fluorescent lamp to be offered for final sale, sold at final sale, or distributed in the state as a new manufactured product.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2022
Last action Jun 23, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 23, 2022
How they voted
63–5
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 72
Jun 23, 2022
D
Democratic63
95% Yea
R
Republican9
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/23/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 22, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
03/03/2022 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Handy
DDemocratic
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