CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 3230

Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi

February 16, 2018

An act to add Section 25253.3 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 3230, as introduced, Muratsuchi. Green chemistry: consumer products.
Existing law provides for the regulation of hazardous waste and materials by the Department of Toxic Substances Control and specified local agencies. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being chemicals of concern, and to adopt regulations that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations to, among other things, encourage the department to work with the Legislature in its oversight capacity as the department identifies and analyzes consumer products that may contain hazardous chemicals and to initiate rulemaking actions for consumer products found to contain hazardous chemicals, as appropriate.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 25253.3 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

25253.3.
 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The state has a vested interest in the scientific review of consumer products that contain hazardous chemicals.
(b) The Legislature should establish a process to present for review to appropriate agencies requests by Members of the Legislature for the scientific review of hazardous chemicals in consumer products.
(c) The department is encouraged to work with the Legislature in its oversight capacity as the department identifies and analyzes consumer products that may contain hazardous chemicals and to initiate rulemaking actions for consumer products found to contain hazardous chemicals, as appropriate.