Bill Text: NJ S2119 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning facilities.*
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-06-27 - Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading [S2119 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S2119-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Senator LORETTA WEINBERG
District 37 (Bergen)
Senator ROBERT W. SINGER
District 30 (Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits minors under 18 years of age from using indoor tanning beds.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on June 13, 2011, with amendments.
An Act 1[concerning] prohibiting1 the use of 1indoor1 tanning 1[facilities] beds1 by minors and amending 1[P.L.1989, c.234 and]1 P.L.2006, c.48 1and P.L.1989, c.2341.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 1 of P.L.2006, c.48 (C.26:2D-82.1) is amended to read as follows:
1. a. A tanning facility operator shall not permit a person who is under [14] 1[18] 141 years of age to use a tanning facility 1or a person under 18 years of age to use a tanning bed in a tanning facility1.
b. [A tanning facility operator shall not permit a person who is at least 14 but less than 18 years of age to use a tanning facility without written authorization of the person's parent or legal guardian indicating that such parent or guardian has read and understood the safety standards and warnings required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1989, c.234 (C.26:2D-83). An emancipated minor shall be exempt from the authorization requirement of this subsection upon legal proof documenting said emancipation.] 1[(Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)] A tanning facility operator shall permit a person who is at least 14 but less than 18 years of age to use spray tanning in a tanning facility with the written authorization of the person's parent or legal guardian indicating that the parent or guardian consents to the use of spray tanning on the person. An emancipated minor shall be exempt from the authorization requirement of this subsection upon legal proof documenting said emancipation.1
c. [The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall establish by regulation:
(1) the contents required in the authorization form;
(2) the method for maintaining a record of the forms; and
(3) the frequency with which the forms shall be authorized or reauthorized. .] 1[(Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)] The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall establish by regulation:
(1) the contents required in the authorization form;
(2) the method for maintaining a record of the forms; and
(3) the frequency with which the forms shall be authorized or reauthorized.1
d. The penalties for violating the provisions of this section shall be as provided in section 7 of P.L.1989, c.234 (C.26:2D-87).
(cf: P.L.2006, c.48, s.1)
2. Section 3 of P.L.1989, c.234 (C.26:2D-83) is amended to read as follows:
3. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, shall, by regulation, establish minimum safety standards for tanning facilities. The standards shall include, but not be limited to:
a. Establishment of a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe temperature at which tanning devices may be operated;
b. A requirement that a patron at a tanning facility wear protective eye glasses when using tanning equipment and that a patron be supervised as to the length of time the patron uses tanning equipment at the facility;
c. A requirement that the facility operator post easily legible, permanent warning signs near the tanning equipment which state: "DANGER-ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS";
d. A requirement that the facility have protective shielding for tanning equipment in the facility; and
e. A requirement that the facility operator post a sign in conspicuous view at or near the reception area which states: "PERSONS UNDER AGE [14] 1[18] 141 SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE THIS TANNING FACILITY. [PERSONS BETWEEN 14 AND 18 YEARS OF AGE SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE THIS TANNING FACILITY WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN."] 1PERSONS UNDER AGE 18 SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE A TANNING BED IN THIS FACILITY. PERSONS BETWEEN 14 AND 18 YEARS OF AGE SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE SPRAY TANNING IN THIS FACILITY WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN."1
(cf: P.L.2006, c.48, s.2)
3. This act shall take effect on the 1[120th] first1 day 1of the sixth month1 after 1[the date of]1 enactment.
