BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1078
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1078 (Feuer)
As Amended May 6, 2009
Majority vote
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 7-0
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|Ayes:|Chesbro, Miller, Davis, |
| |Feuer, Monning, Ruskin, |
| |Symth |
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SUMMARY : Makes nonsubstantive corrections to Health and Safety
Code sections relating to AB 1879 (Feuer and Huffman) Chapter
559, Statutes of 2008, and SB 509 (Simitian), Chapter 560,
Statutes of 2008.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : According to the author's office, "This bill corrects
drafting errors in AB 1879 and SB 509 from the 2008 legislative
session."
Last year, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 1879 and SB 509
into law, which enacted two of the six green chemistry policy
recommendations outlined in Department of Toxic Substances
Control (DTSC)'s California Green Chemistry Initiative: Final
Report. AB 1879 requires DTSC to adopt regulations by January
1, 2011, to identify and prioritize chemicals of concern, to
evaluate alternatives, and to specify regulatory responses where
chemicals of concern are found in consumer products. SB 509
requires DTSC to establish an online, public Toxics Information
Clearinghouse that includes science-based information on the
toxicity and hazard traits of chemicals used in daily life.
This bill makes technical corrections to statute enacted by
these two bills.
Analysis Prepared by : Shannon McKinney / E.S. & T.M. / (916)
319-3965
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