Bill Text: CT SB01111 | 2011 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Sale And Distribution Of Certain Silver Oxide Batteries.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-13 - Signed by the Governor [SB01111 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-SB01111-Chaptered.html
Substitute Senate Bill No. 1111
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN SILVER OXIDE BATTERIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 22a-616 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-617, on and after July 1, 2011, no person shall offer for sale or distribute for promotional purposes button cell batteries containing mercury or any product containing such batteries, except: (1) A battery containing mercury described as an Hg-silver oxide battery that is used exclusively in a medical device to automatically deliver insulin to a person may be sold or distributed for promotional purposes until January 1, 2015; and (2) silver oxide batteries and any product containing silver oxide batteries may be offered for sale or distributed for promotional purposes until July 1, 2012. A manufacturer that produces or sells button cell batteries containing mercury or any product containing such batteries shall notify retailers about the provisions of this subsection and how to dispose of the remaining inventory property, except a battery containing mercury described as an Hg-silver oxide battery that is used exclusively in a medical device to automatically deliver insulin to a person and silver oxide batteries and any product containing silver oxide batteries, in accordance with this title.