AB 144 — Revises provisions governing the sale of certain lighting products. (BDR 58-621)

(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 11, 2023) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

144144–Assemblymen ALa SSEMBLYRue BILLHatch, NSummers- O.Armstrong, Anderson, Watts, González;

144–AConsidine SSEMBLYMENand LAOrentlicher RUECHAPTER.......... HATCH , SUMMERS -A RMSTRONG , A NDERSON , W ATTS, G ONZÁLEZ ;

C ONSIDINE AND ORENTLICHER FEBRUARY 13, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the sale of certain lighting products.

(BDR 58-621) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Section 7 of this bill prohibits a person, on and after January 1, 2025, from selling, offering to sell or otherwise distributing in this State a new compact fluorescent lamp with a screw or bayonet base type.

Section 3 of this bill defines “compact fluorescent lamp” to mean, in general, a compact, low-pressure electric- discharge light source containing mercury in which a fluorescent coatingcoatingelectric- transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light and which:

(2) emits light with a certain sizecorrelated orcolor lamptemperature shape;and Duv;

and(3) (4)has isany integrallytube ballastedlength, ortube non-integrallydiameter, ballasted.mplamp Sectionsize 7 also prohibits a person, on and after January 1, 2026, from selling, offering to sell or otherwise distributing in this State a new compact fluorescent lamp withshape; a pin base type or a linear fluorescent lamp.

Sectionand 5(4) ofis thisintegrally billballasted definesor “linearnon-integrally fluorescentballasted. lamp” to mean, in general, a low-pressure electric-discharge light source containing mercury in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of which:

Section 7 also prohibits a person, on and after January 1, 2026, from selling, offering to sell or otherwise distributing in this State a new compact fluorescent “linear fluorescent lamp” to mean, in general, a low-pressure electric-dischargeefines light source containing mercury in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light and which:

- *AB144_R1* – 2 – Section 8 of this bill establishes civil penalties for persons who violate the from the provisions of this bill.6 of this bill excludes certain fluorescent lamps Section 9 of this bill authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action against a person who has repeatedly violated the provisions of section 7.7 for injunctive relief and for the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty.

SectionEXPLANATION 6– ofMatter thisin billbolded excludesitalics certainis fluorescentnew; lamps froSection 9 of this bill authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action against a person who has repeatedly violated the provisions of section 7 for injunctive relief and for the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty.

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- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – Sec.

“Compact fluorescent lamp” means a compact, low- pressure electric-discharge light source containing mercury in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light and which:whi1.:

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(a) A correlated color temperature of not less than 1,700 kelvinskel(b) andA Duv of not more than 24,000+0.024 kelvins;and not less than -0.024 in the CAM02-UCS standard published by the International Commission on Illumination Uniform Color Space;

and - *AB144_R1* – 3 – (b) A Duv of not more than +0.024 and not less than -0.024 in the CAM02-UCS standard published by the International Commission on Illumination Uniform Color Space;

- 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – (2) Printing, either directly or in preprocessing;

(b)medical Medicaldevice;or or veterinary diagnosis or treatment, or in a medical(c) device;Manufacturing or performing quality control of pharmaceutical products;

(c) Manufacturing or performing quality control of pharmaceutical products;

(1) Germicidal purposes, including, without limitation, the destructionapproximately 253.7 nanometers;mits a peak radiation of DNA,(2) Disinfecting or fly trapping and for which emitsat aleast peak5 percent of the radiation power emitted at 250 nanometers or more but not more than 315 nanometers or at least 20 percent of approximatelythe 253.7radiation power emitted at 315 nanometers or more but not more than 400 nanometers represents the total radiation power emitted at 250 nanometers or more but not more than 800 nanometers;

- *AB144_R1* – 4 – (2) Disinfecting or fly trapping and for which at least 5 percent of the radiation power emitted at 250 nanometers or more but not more than 315 nanometers or at least 20 percent of the radiation power emitted at 315 nanometers or more but not more than 400 nanometers represents the total radiation power emitted at 250 nanometers or more but not more than 800 nanometers;

or - 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – (5) Use in a sunlamp product, as defined in 21 C.F.R.

or (b)Sec. Linear fluorescent lamp.

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Each sale, offer to sell or distribution of a compact fluorescent lamp or linear fluorescent lamp in violation of section 7 of this act constitutes a separate violation.

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