California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2998 — Consumer products: flame retardant materials.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 924, Statutes of 2018.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, a violation of which is a misdemeanor, provides for the regulation of persons engaged in businesses relating to upholstered furniture, bedding and filling materials, and insulation, and provides for the enforcement and administration of those provisions by a chief under the Director of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation to establish grades, specifications, and tolerances for materials used in upholstered furniture and bedding or filling materials and requires a manufacturer of upholstered furniture to indicate whether a product contains flame retardant chemicals. This bill, on and after January 1, 2020, would prohibit a person, including a manufacturer, from selling or distributing in commerce in this state new, not previously owned juvenile products, mattresses, or upholstered furniture that contains, or a constituent component of which contains, covered flame retardant chemicals, as defined, at levels above 1,000 parts per million, except as specified, and would prohibit a custom upholsterer from, among other things, repairing upholstered furniture or reupholstered furniture using replacement components that contain covered flame retardant chemicals at levels above 1,000 parts per million, except as specified. The bill would authorize the director to adopt regulations and rules to implement and enforce the bill's provisions. The bill would require the bureau to (1) enforce and ensure compliance with these requirements, (2) provide the Department of Toxic Substances Control with a selection of samples from products regulated by the bill's provisions for testing, and (3) reimburse the department for certain testing costs. The bill would also authorize the bureau to assess fines against manufacturers for a violation of the bill's provisions, as specified. The bill would require the bureau to receive complaints from consumers concerning these regulated products that are sold in this state. The bill would require the International Sleep Products Association to conduct surveys of mattress producers, including those registered with the bureau, and to submit a survey report with prescribed information to the bureau by January 31, 2020, and every 3 years thereafter. The bill would require registered producers of new mattresses to respond to the survey. The bill would require the association to submit to the bureau a list of any producers who fail to respond to the survey and to post the list of nonresponders on its Internet Web site. The bill would define various other terms for these purposes. The bill would also make various findings and declarations in this regard. Because a violation of the bill's provisions would be a misdemeanor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 924, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 13. Page 6860.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 5791.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16).

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 25).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  17. Referred to Coms. on EQ. and B., P. & E.D.

  18. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 12. Page 5467.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 25).

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  28. Referred to Coms. on E.S. & T.M. and P. & C.P.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Primary
  • Friedman · Cosponsor
  • Ash Kalra · Cosponsor
  • Mark Stone · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 2998 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 61 Yea · 13 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411106
Democratic 16000
Republican 4200
Total 611306
% of votes cast 76%16%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Low — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Fong — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Nay
Rubio — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Daly — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Cunningham — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2998 Bloom et al. By Mitchell

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25802
Democratic 4100
Total 29902
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Glazer — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Chang — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Delgado — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2998 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 12 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401106
Democratic 14001
Republican 4101
Total 581208
% of votes cast 74%15%0%10%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Fong — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Rubio — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9301
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3201
Democratic 4000
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Not Voting
Kiley — Nay
Chau — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Ting — Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2998 do?
Existing law, the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, a violation of which is a misdemeanor, provides for the regulation of persons engaged in businesses relating to upholstered furniture, bedding and filling materials, and insulation, and provides for the enforcement and administration of those provisions by a chief under the Director of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation to establish grades, specifications, and tolerances for materials used in upholstered furniture and bedding or filling materials and requires a manufacturer of upholstered furniture to indicate whether a product contains flame retardant chemicals. This bill, on and after January 1, 2020, would prohibit a person, including a manufacturer, from selling or distributing in commerce in this state new, not previously owned juvenile products, mattresses, or upholstered furniture that contains, or a constituent component of which contains, covered flame retardant chemicals, as defined, at levels above 1,000 parts per million, except as specified, and would prohibit a custom upholsterer from, among other things, repairing upholstered furniture or reupholstered furniture using replacement components that contain covered flame retardant chemicals at levels above 1,000 parts per million, except as specified. The bill would authorize the director to adopt regulations and rules to implement and enforce the bill's provisions. The bill would require the bureau to (1) enforce and ensure compliance with these requirements, (2) provide the Department of Toxic Substances Control with a selection of samples from products regulated by the bill's provisions for testing, and (3) reimburse the department for certain testing costs. The bill would also authorize the bureau to assess fines against manufacturers for a violation of the bill's provisions, as specified. The bill would require the bureau to receive complaints from consumers concerning these regulated products that are sold in this state. The bill would require the International Sleep Products Association to conduct surveys of mattress producers, including those registered with the bureau, and to submit a survey report with prescribed information to the bureau by January 31, 2020, and every 3 years thereafter. The bill would require registered producers of new mattresses to respond to the survey. The bill would require the association to submit to the bureau a list of any producers who fail to respond to the survey and to post the list of nonresponders on its Internet Web site. The bill would define various other terms for these purposes. The bill would also make various findings and declarations in this regard. Because a violation of the bill's provisions would be a misdemeanor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 2998?
AB 2998 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher, Bloom, Friedman, Kalra, Ash (Democratic), and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 2998?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.
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