Bill Text: NJ A2294 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits use of receipt paper containing bisphenol A.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-14 - Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading [A2294 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2020-A2294-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2294

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JANUARY 27, 2020

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  JAMES J. KENNEDY

District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)

Assemblywoman  VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblyman  ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK

District 18 (Middlesex)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits use of receipt paper containing bisphenol A.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee on June 14, 2021, with amendments.

 

An Act concerning receipt paper made with bisphenol A and supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  No person shall provide or use a piece of paper ¹[containing] to which¹ bisphenol A ¹was added or used in the manufacturing process in order to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality to the paper¹ as a business or banking record, including, but not limited to, a record of receipt, credit, withdrawal, deposit, or a record of a credit or debit card transaction.

     b.    A person who violates this act shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $500 for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested.  If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense.  The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" in connection with this act.

     c.     The Department of Environmental Protection, a county, a municipality, or any entity certified pursuant to the "County Environmental Health Act," P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3A2-21 et seq.), may institute a civil action for a civil penalty or for injunctive relief to enforce this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.

     d.    The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

     2.    This act shall take effect 18 months after the date of enactment.