BILL NUMBER: SB 633	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hill

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act relating to consumer protection.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 633, as introduced, Hill. Consumer protection: "Made in U.S.A."
label.
   Existing law prohibits the sale or offering of sale in the state
of any merchandise on which merchandise or on its container appears
the words, "Made in U.S.A.," "Made in America," "U.S.A.," or similar
words when the merchandise or any article, unit, or part thereof, has
been entirely or substantially made, manufactured, or produced
outside of the United States.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would update the "Made in U.S.A." labeling standard
to allow California based companies that manufacture their products
within the state while employing state residents to utilize this
label even if their products contain insignificant components not
available in the United States.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would update California's "Made in U.S.A." labeling
standard, which was enacted in 1961, to allow California based
companies that manufacture their products within the state while
employing state residents to utilize the "Made in the U.S.A." label
even if their products contain insignificant components that are not
available in the United States.