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SB-772 Home furnishings: fire retardancy: juvenile products.(2009-2010)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 19161.4 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

19161.4.
 (a) The requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 19161 and the regulations adopted thereunder shall not apply to strollers, infant carriers, bassinets, or nursing pillows.
(b) A stroller, infant carrier, bassinet, or nursing pillow that does not comply with subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 19161 and the regulations adopted thereunder shall be labeled in a prominent manner on both the product’s exterior packaging and permanently on the product itself. This label shall indicate that the product has not been tested under California’s flammability standard and may not resist open flame.
(c) The bureau may, by regulation, modify the exemption provided under this section if the bureau determines that any of the products identified in subdivision (a) pose a serious fire hazard.
(d) The exemption provided under this section shall not apply to products subject to Part 1633 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 2.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.