California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 797 — Product safety: bisphenol A.

Last action — Senate refuses to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 19. Noes 18. Page 5117.)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain toys and child care articles, as defined, if those products contain specified types of phthalates in concentrations exceeding 110 of 1%. Existing law also requires manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing phthalates in their products and would prohibit manufacturers from replacing phthalates with certain carcinogens and reproductive toxicants. The bill would enact the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act, which would, except as specified, prohibit, on and after January 1, 2012, the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any bottle, cup, or liquid, food, or beverage in a can, jar, or plastic bottle that contains bisphenol A, or that is lined with a material that contains bisphenolA, at a level above 0.1 parts per billion (ppb) . It would also, except as specified, prohibit, on and after July 1, 2012, the manufacture, sale, or distribution of liquid infant formula in a can or plastic bottle containing bisphenolA or lined with a material containing it. The bill would also require manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing bisphenolA in containers in accordance with this bill. This bill would repeal these provisions if the Department of Toxic Substances Control adopts a specified regulatory response.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Senate refuses to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 19. Noes 18. Page 5117.)

  2. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4912.)

  3. Reconsideration granted.

  4. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Pavley.

  5. Senate refuses to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 18. Noes 14. Page 4912.)

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 43. Noes 31. Page 5935.) To Senate.

  8. (Ayes 48. Noes 27. Page 5926.)

  9. Reconsideration granted.

  10. Motion to reconsider continued to July 1.

  11. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Bradford.

  12. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 37. Noes 29. Page 5855.)

  13. Read third time. Amended. (Page 5809.) To third reading.

  14. From inactive file to third reading file.

  15. Notice of motion to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Bradford.

  16. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Torrico.

  17. (Page 3380.)

  18. Reconsideration granted.

  19. Motion to reconsider continued to next legislative day.

  20. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member John A. Pérez.

  21. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 35. Noes 32. Page 3230.)

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. Read second time. Amended. To second reading.

  24. (Heard in committee on July 7.)

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 6.)

  26. (Heard in committee on June 30.)

  27. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  29. To Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and HEALTH.

  30. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  31. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 1147.) To Assembly.

  32. Read second time. To third reading.

  33. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 731.)

  34. Set for hearing April 29.

  35. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 586.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  36. Set for hearing April 20.

  37. To Coms. on EQ. and HEALTH.

  38. Read first time.

  39. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 31.

  40. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Stephen C. Padilla · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Liu · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Primary
  • Romero · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Pavley

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB797 Pavley

Failed 19 Yea · 19 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181702
Democratic 1100
Republican 0100
Total 191902
% of votes cast 48%48%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Harman — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Unfinished Business SB797 Pavley

Failed 18 Yea · 14 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 171208
Democratic 1100
Republican 0100
Total 181408
% of votes cast 45%35%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Huff — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Runner — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Unfinished Business SB797 Pavley Reconsider

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 797 Pavley Motion to Reconsider By BRADFORD

Passed 57 Yea · 30 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542803
Democratic 2001
Republican 1200
Total 573004
% of votes cast 63%33%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Bill — Nay
Audra — Nay
Fletcher — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Not Voting
Huber — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Tom — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 797 Pavley Senate Third Reading By BRADFORD

Passed 50 Yea · 34 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 473107
Democratic 2100
Republican 1200
Total 503407
% of votes cast 55%37%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Charles — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuentes — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Coto — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Huber — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Jeffries — Nay
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Nay
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 797 Pavley Senate Third Reading By BRADFORD

Failed 41 Yea · 32 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3929017
Democratic 1101
Republican 1200
Total 4132018
% of votes cast 45%35%0%20%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Audra — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Logue — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Davis — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Nay
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Huber — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Torres — Not Voting
Torrico — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 797 Pavley Senate Third Reading By PEREZ, J.

Failed 39 Yea · 35 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3831016
Republican 1200
Democratic 0201
Total 3935017
% of votes cast 43%38%0%19%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Beall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Furutani — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Garrick — Nay
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Duvall — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Huber — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Villines — Nay
Carter — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 7 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 13605
Total 14705
% of votes cast 54%27%0%19%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Nava — Yea
Carter — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB797 Pavley

Passed 21 Yea · 17 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201601
Democratic 1100
Republican 0001
Total 211702
% of votes cast 53%43%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Nay
Wyland — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Walters — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Nay
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6203
Republican 0001
Total 6204
% of votes cast 50%17%0%33%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Negrete — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
McLeod — Not Voting
Cedillo — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 797 do?
Existing law prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain toys and child care articles, as defined, if those products contain specified types of phthalates in concentrations exceeding 110 of 1%. Existing law also requires manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing phthalates in their products and would prohibit manufacturers from replacing phthalates with certain carcinogens and reproductive toxicants. The bill would enact the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act, which would, except as specified, prohibit, on and after January 1, 2012, the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any bottle, cup, or liquid, food, or beverage in a can, jar, or plastic bottle that contains bisphenol A, or that is lined with a material that contains bisphenolA, at a level above 0.1 parts per billion (ppb) . It would also, except as specified, prohibit, on and after July 1, 2012, the manufacture, sale, or distribution of liquid infant formula in a can or plastic bottle containing bisphenolA or lined with a material containing it. The bill would also require manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing bisphenolA in containers in accordance with this bill. This bill would repeal these provisions if the Department of Toxic Substances Control adopts a specified regulatory response.
Who sponsors SB 797?
SB 797 is sponsored by Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic), Huffman, Liu, Ma, Pavley, and Romero.
What is the current status of SB 797?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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