BILL NUMBER: SB 1442	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Oropeza

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act relating to public health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1442, as introduced, Oropeza. Maternal and child health.
   Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and
sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to,
administration of provisions relating to maternal and child health.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would provide consumer warnings regarding scientific
findings relating to associations between certain conditions during
pregnancy and subsequent brain cancer in children.
   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 provide consumer warnings regarding scientific
findings relating to associations between certain conditions during
pregnancy and subsequent brain cancer in children.