Full Text of SB0424 94th General Assembly
SB0424 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB0424
Introduced 2/16/2005, by Sen. Christine Radogno - Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Brominated Flame Retardant Prevention Act. Provides that, after December 31, 2005, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of pentaBDE or octaBDE by mass. Provides that, after December 31, 2007, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of decaBDE by mass.
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| AN ACT concerning safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Brominated Fire Retardant Prevention Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Legislative findings. | 7 |
| (a) Chemicals known as brominated flame retardants (BFR's) | 8 |
| are widely used in the United States. To meet stringent fire | 9 |
| standards, manufacturers add BFR's to a multitude of products, | 10 |
| including plastic housing of electronics and computers, | 11 |
| circuit boards, and the foam and textiles used in furniture. | 12 |
| (b) Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), which is a | 13 |
| subcategory of BFR's, has increased forty-fold in human breast | 14 |
| milk since the 1970s. | 15 |
| (c) PBDE has the potential to disrupt thyroid hormone | 16 |
| balance and contribute to a variety of developmental deficits, | 17 |
| including low intelligence and learning disabilities. PBDE may | 18 |
| also have the potential to cause cancer. | 19 |
| (d) Substantial efforts to eliminate BFR's from products | 20 |
| have been made throughout the world, including private and | 21 |
| public sectors. These efforts have made available numerous | 22 |
| alternatives safe to human health while meeting stringent fire | 23 |
| standards. To meet market demand, it is in the interest of | 24 |
| State manufacturers to eliminate the use of BFR's. | 25 |
| (e) In order to protect the public health and the | 26 |
| environment, the General Assembly believes it is necessary for | 27 |
| the State to develop a precautionary approach regarding the | 28 |
| production, use, storage, and disposal of products containing | 29 |
| brominated fire retardants. | 30 |
| Section 10. Definitions. In this Act: | 31 |
| "DecaBDE" means decabromodiphenyl ether. |
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| "OctaBDE" means octabromodiphenyl ether. | 2 |
| "PBDE" means polybrominated diphenyl ether. | 3 |
| "PentaBDE" means pentabromodiphenyl ether. | 4 |
| "Process" does not include the processing of metallic | 5 |
| recyclables containing pentaBDE or octaBDE that is conducted in | 6 |
| compliance with all applicable federal, State, and local laws. | 7 |
| Section 15. Regulation of brominated flame retardant. | 8 |
| (a) Effective January 1, 2006, a person may not | 9 |
| manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a | 10 |
| flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth | 11 |
| of 1% of pentaBDE or octaBDE by mass. | 12 |
| (b) Effective January 1, 2008, a person may not | 13 |
| manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a | 14 |
| flame-retarded part of a product, containing more than | 15 |
| one-tenth of 1% of decaBDE by mass.
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