H 4886 General Bill, By Brady, Gullick, Agnew, Bannister, Bowen, Clyburn, Erickson, Funderburk, Gambrell, Harrison, Hosey, Jefferson, Neilson, Sandifer, Spires, Taylor, Williams and Cotty
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Summary: Child Safe Product Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 27 TO TITLE 37 SO AS TO ENACT THE "CHILD SAFE PRODUCT ACT" TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS OR COMPONENTS THAT CONTAIN SPECIFIED AMOUNTS OF CADMIUM, PHTHALATES, OR LEAD, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SHALL IDENTIFY CHEMICALS THAT ARE OF HIGH CONCERN TO THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND DEVELOPING FETUSES, TO PROVIDE THAT MANUFACTURERS OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN SUCH CHEMICALS MUST PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND TO RETAILERS WHO SELL THESE PRODUCTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PRODUCT SAFETY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER, AND TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS.
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03/26/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-7
03/26/08	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-7
04/02/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty