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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the manufacture and sale of certain |
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children's products containing bisphenol-A or certain other |
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substances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 501.0237 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0237. BISPHENOL-A PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS. |
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(a) In this section, "child's product" means: |
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(1) a toy designed or intended to be used for play by a |
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child younger than three years of age; |
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(2) cosmetics designed or intended to be used by a |
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child younger than three years of age; |
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(3) jewelry designed or intended for a child younger |
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than three years of age; or |
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(4) a product designed or intended for an infant or |
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child younger than three years of age to help with sucking or |
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teething or to facilitate sleep, relaxation, or feeding of the |
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infant or child. |
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(b) A person may not manufacture or sell a child's product |
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containing bisphenol-A. |
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(c) A person may not manufacture or sell a child's product |
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containing any chemical that is: |
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(1) classified as "known to be a human carcinogen" or |
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"reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" in the latest |
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Report on Carcinogens published by the National Toxicology Program |
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administered by the United States Department of Health and Human |
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Services; or |
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(2) identified by the United States Environmental |
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Protection Agency as causing birth defects, hormone disruption, or |
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harm to human reproduction or fetal development. |
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(d) A product described by Subsection (b) or (c) is a banned |
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hazardous substance for purposes of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |