2007 House Bill 4132 (Ban consumer products with “lead bearing substance” ) (Senate Roll Call 586)
Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on December 13, 2007, to prohibit the use, possession or sale of any “lead-bearing substance” on or in any clothing, accessories, jewelry, decorative objects, edible items, candy, food, dietary supplements, toys, furniture, or other articles used by or intended to be chewable by children. The ban would also apply to any fixture or other object containing a lead bearing substance that is intended to be used, installed, or located in or on a surface of a dwelling, residential building, or child care facility, and that, in the ordinary course of use, is accessible to or chewable by a child. The bill would also ban the possession, sale or transfer of a lead-bearing substance that may be used by the general public unless it bears a warning statement. "Lead-bearing substance" is defined as an item or substance that contains or is coated with lead so that the lead content is more than 0.06 percent of the total weight. Firearms ammunition would be excluded from the bill. It authorizes penalties of up to a $5,000 fine for a first offense, and up to $50,000 for a third offense . [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 35 in favor, 0 opposed, and 3 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 586 at Senate Journal 131)
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The following legislators supported 2007 House Bill 4132 (Ban consumer products with “lead bearing substance” ):
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| Garcia (R) | Gleason (D) | Scott (D) |
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1) VERY pleased to see that everyone showed up for this vote. [by Anonymous Citizen on January 12, 2008]I think it's important. Easier to invade a brain damaged country. Sad to say.
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in CHINA on the plates inside the box. I was PISSED. I threw away any plates that said made in CHINA and went out and bought NEW from MACY's. NOT CHEAP. It said CLEARLY made in the USA on the outside of the box. NOWHERE did it say CHINA. As I washed them, they CLEARLY said made in China on the bottom, not the USA. I was lucky they took them back with the receipt, but I was OUTRAGED. There needs to be a law and a hefty fine for such misleading of the American consumer. Utter BS. It should also be against the law to misrepresent in any way where it was made or what is contained inside the product as far as materials. This is a serious health issue for our nation.
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Very scary.
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