House Bill #5119 (2019)

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE AND CHILD PRODUCTS SAFETY

Increases amount of flame retardant chemicals contained in residential upholstered bedding/furniture manufactured/ sold in state from 100 ppm to 1,000 ppm effective January 1, 2020.

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• 2019-01-11: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
• 2019-02-08: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/13/2019) [Show]
• 2019-02-08: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
• 2019-02-08: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/13/2019) [Show]
• 2019-03-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
• 2019-03-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2019) [Show]
• 2019-03-06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2019-04-29: Scheduled for consideration (05/01/2019) [Show]
• 2019-05-01: Committee recommends passage
• 2019-05-03: Placed on House Calendar (05/09/2019) [Show]
• 2019-05-09: House read and passed
• 2019-05-22: Referred to Senate Judiciary
• 2019-06-26: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/27/2019) [Show]
• 2019-06-27: Committee recommends passage
• 2019-06-27: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
• 2019-06-28: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/28/2019) [Show]
• 2019-06-28: Senate passed in concurrence
• 2019-07-05: Transmitted to Governor
• 2019-07-08: Signed by Governor

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Votes

NOTE: Electronic voting records are unofficial and may not be accurate. For an official vote tally, check the House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.

Floor vote for PASSAGE

May 09, 2019 at 4:54pm

Yeas: 68 / Nays: 2 / Not voting: 5 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Rep. Abney	Y
Rep. Ackerman	Y
Rep. Ajello	Y
Rep. Almeida	Y
Rep. Alzate	Y
Rep. Amore	Y
Rep. Azzinaro	Y
Rep. Barros	NV
Rep. Bennett	Y
Rep. Blazejewski	Y
Rep. Caldwell	Y
Rep. Canario	Y
Rep. Carson	Y
Rep. Casey	Y
Rep. Casimiro	Y
Rep. Cassar	Y
Rep. Chippendale	Y
Rep. Cortvriend	Y
Rep. Corvese	Y
Rep. Costantino	Y
Rep. Craven	NV
Rep. Diaz	Y
Rep. Donovan	Y
Rep. Edwards	Y
Rep. Fellela	Y
Rep. Filippi	Y
Rep. Fogarty	Y
Rep. Handy	Y
Rep. Hawkins	Y
Rep. Hull	Y
Rep. Jackson	Y
Rep. Jacquard	Y
Rep. Johnston	Y
Rep. Kazarian	Y
Rep. Kennedy	Y
Rep. Kislak	Y
Rep. Knight	Y
Rep. Lima	Y
Rep. Lombardi	Y
Rep. Lyle	Y
Rep. Maldonado	Y
Rep. Marszalkowski	Y
Rep. Mattiello	Y
Rep. McEntee	Y
Rep. McKiernan	NV
Rep. McLaughlin	Y
Rep. McNamara	Y
Rep. Mendez	Y
Rep. Messier	Y
Rep. Millea	Y
Rep. Morin	Y
Rep. Nardone	N
Rep. Newberry	Y
Rep. Noret	Y
Rep. O'Brien	Y
Rep. Phillips	Y
Rep. Place	Y
Rep. Price	Y
Rep. Quattrocchi	N
Rep. Ranglin-Vassell	NV
Rep. Roberts	Y
Rep. Ruggiero	NV
Rep. Serodio	Y
Rep. Serpa	Y
Rep. Shanley	Y
Rep. Shekarchi	Y
Rep. Slater	Y
Rep. Solomon	Y
Rep. Speakman	Y
Rep. Tanzi	Y
Rep. Tobon	Y
Rep. Ucci	Y
Rep. Vella-Wilkinson	Y
Rep. Walsh	Y
Rep. Williams	Y

Floor vote for Passage In Concurrence

June 28, 2019 at 9:53pm

Yeas: 30 / Nays: 1 / Not voting: 7 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Sen. Algiere	NV
Sen. Archambault	Y
Sen. Bell	N
Sen. Cano	Y
Sen. Ciccone	NV
Sen. Conley	Y
Sen. Coyne	Y
Sen. Crowley	NV
Sen. Cruz	Y
Sen. DiPalma	Y
Sen. Euer	Y
Sen. Felag	Y
Sen. Gallo	NV
Sen. Goldin	Y
Sen. Goodwin	Y
Sen. Lawson	Y
Sen. Lombardi	NV
Sen. Lombardo	Y
Sen. Lynch Prata	Y
Sen. McCaffrey	Y
Sen. McKenney	Y
Sen. Metts	Y
Sen. Miller	Y
Sen. Morgan	Y
Sen. Murray	Y
Sen. Nesselbush	Y
Sen. Paolino	Y
Sen. Pearson	Y
Sen. Picard	NV
Sen. Quezada	Y
Sen. Raptakis	Y
Sen. Rogers	Y
Sen. Ruggerio	Y
Sen. Satchell	NV
Sen. Seveney	Y
Sen. Sheehan	Y
Sen. Sosnowski	Y
Sen. Valverde	Y