BILL NUMBER: AB 935	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Feuer and Ruskin

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act relating to nanomaterials.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 935, as introduced, Feuer. Nanomaterials.
   Existing law regulates the generation, use, and disposal of
certain hazardous materials.
   This bill would state the Legislature's intent to enact
legislation to address emerging toxicity issues surrounding the
increasingly widespread utilization of engineered nanomaterials.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature intends to enact legislation to address
emerging toxicity issues surrounding the increasingly widespread
utilization of engineered nanomaterials. Specifically, the
Legislature intends to enact legislation to ensure all of the
following:
   (a) Users of engineered nanomaterials utilize best practices to
avoid exposure to workers, the general public, end users, and the
environment.
   (b) Consumers of products containing engineered nanomaterials are
made aware of the presence of those materials prior to purchase.
   (c) Appropriate testing methods are provided by manufacturers or
producers of engineered nanomaterials to determine the presence and
potential for toxicity of those materials.