California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 703


Introduced by Assembly Member Hall

February 21, 2013


An act to amend Section 25256.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hazardous materials.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 703, as introduced, Hall. Hazardous materials: chemicals of concern: data evaluation.

Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to adopt regulations that establish a process to identify and prioritize chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products, that may be considered a chemical of concern establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products and their potential alternatives for the purposes of limiting exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by chemicals of concern, and specify a range of regulatory responses that the department may take following the evaluation. Existing law requires to department to establish a Toxics Information Clearinghouse and requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to evaluate and specify the hazard traits, and environmental and toxicological end-point data to be included in the clearinghouse.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision requiring the office to evaluate and specify data to be included in the Clearinghouse.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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SECTION 1.  

Section 25256.1 of the Health and Safety Code
2 is amended to read:

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25256.1.  

On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate
4and specify the hazard traitsbegin delete andend deletebegin insert, theend insert environmental and
5toxicological end-pointsbegin insert,end insert and any other relevant data thatbegin delete are toend delete
6begin insert shallend insert be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct
7this evaluation in consultation with the department and all
8appropriate state agencies, afterbegin insert conductingend insert one or more public
9workshops, andbegin insert providingend insert an opportunity for all interested parties
10to comment. The office may seek information from other states,
11the federal government, and other nations in implementing this
12section.



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