California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 647 — Hazardous substances: metal-containing jewelry.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 379, Statutes of 2019.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the handling and management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. Existing law, as part of the hazardous waste control laws, prohibits a person from manufacturing, shipping, selling, or offering for sale or promotional purposes jewelry, as defined, for retail sale in the state, unless the jewelry is made entirely from specified materials that do not exceed specified lead and cadmium content limits. Existing law provides that, for jewelry that is not children's jewelry or body piercing jewelry, the content limits for electroplated metal, unplated metal, plastic or rubber, and dye or surface coating are 6%, 1.5%, 0.02%, and 0.06% of lead by weight, respectively. Existing law imposes separate content requirements for children's jewelry, as provided. Existing law defines "children" for purposes of these provisions to mean children 6 years of age and younger. Existing law requires a manufacturer or supplier of jewelry that is sold, offered for sale, or offered for promotional purposes to prepare a certification that attests that the jewelry does not contain a level of lead or cadmium in excess of the provided limits. Existing law provides test methods and procedures for testing jewelry for purposes of these provisions. This bill would revise and recast the provisions relating to the materials authorized to be used to make jewelry and children's jewelry, but with certain provisions not to become operative until June 1, 2020. The bill would, on and after June 1, 2020, reduce the lead content limits for electroplated metal, unplated metal, and a dye or surface coating to 0.05% of lead by weight, and would reduce the lead content limit for plastic or rubber to 0.02% of lead by weight. The bill would reduce the lead content limit for children's jewelry to 0.009% of lead by weight for surface coatings and 0.01% of lead by weight for all other components, and would reduce the cadmium limit for surface coatings on children's jewelry to 0.0075% of soluble cadmium by weight, as provided. The bill would revise the definition of "children" to mean persons under 15 years of age. The bill would require the manufacturer or supplier certification to include additional detail about the jewelry covered by the certification, including, among other things, the date or dates on which, and the location or locations where, the jewelry was tested for purposes of certification. Because a violation of these additional certification requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize the use of additional specified test methods to determine compliance with the standards for lead in children's jewelry. 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 379, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2870.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3340.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  13. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  14. August 28 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. August 21 hearing postponed by committee.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  19. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1280.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1106.) (May 16).

  25. Set for hearing May 16.

  26. May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  27. Set for hearing May 6.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 844.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  30. Set for hearing April 24.

  31. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

  32. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  33. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  34. Read first time.

  35. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB647 Mitchell et al. Concurrence

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 10000
Republican 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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SB 647 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By Muratsuchi

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 51001
Democratic 22000
Republican 5000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Ting — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Salas — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Wood — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia 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
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Fong — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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Special Consent SB647

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 5001
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 647 do?
The hazardous waste control laws require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the handling and management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials. A violation of the hazardous waste control laws is a crime. Existing law, as part of the hazardous waste control laws, prohibits a person from manufacturing, shipping, selling, or offering for sale or promotional purposes jewelry, as defined, for retail sale in the state, unless the jewelry is made entirely from specified materials that do not exceed specified lead and cadmium content limits. Existing law provides that, for jewelry that is not children's jewelry or body piercing jewelry, the content limits for electroplated metal, unplated metal, plastic or rubber, and dye or surface coating are 6%, 1.5%, 0.02%, and 0.06% of lead by weight, respectively. Existing law imposes separate content requirements for children's jewelry, as provided. Existing law defines "children" for purposes of these provisions to mean children 6 years of age and younger. Existing law requires a manufacturer or supplier of jewelry that is sold, offered for sale, or offered for promotional purposes to prepare a certification that attests that the jewelry does not contain a level of lead or cadmium in excess of the provided limits. Existing law provides test methods and procedures for testing jewelry for purposes of these provisions. This bill would revise and recast the provisions relating to the materials authorized to be used to make jewelry and children's jewelry, but with certain provisions not to become operative until June 1, 2020. The bill would, on and after June 1, 2020, reduce the lead content limits for electroplated metal, unplated metal, and a dye or surface coating to 0.05% of lead by weight, and would reduce the lead content limit for plastic or rubber to 0.02% of lead by weight. The bill would reduce the lead content limit for children's jewelry to 0.009% of lead by weight for surface coatings and 0.01% of lead by weight for all other components, and would reduce the cadmium limit for surface coatings on children's jewelry to 0.0075% of soluble cadmium by weight, as provided. The bill would revise the definition of "children" to mean persons under 15 years of age. The bill would require the manufacturer or supplier certification to include additional detail about the jewelry covered by the certification, including, among other things, the date or dates on which, and the location or locations where, the jewelry was tested for purposes of certification. Because a violation of these additional certification requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize the use of additional specified test methods to determine compliance with the standards for lead in children's jewelry. 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 SB 647?
SB 647 is sponsored by Mitchell, Mathis, Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), and Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 647?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2019. Enacted.
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