Virginia House Bill 640 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Product safety; liquid container containing bisphenol A; fund; civil penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution in the Commonwealth, beginning July 1, 2023, of any container intended for the storage of liquid food or beverages that contains the industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA). The bill imposes certain requirements on any substitute chemical used by a manufacturer in place of BPA. The bill subjects any manufacturer in the Commonwealth that violates any provision of the bill to a civil penalty of $5,000 for a first offense or $10,000 for a second or subsequent offense, and it directs the funds collected to the Virginia Product Safety Fund, created by the bill. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations to carry out its provisions.

Product safety; liquid containers containing bisphenol A prohibited, civil penalty.

Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]

2020-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N) (Y: 4 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-11	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-01-15	House	Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2020-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101239D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6600	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6602	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB640
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB640+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0101V0004+HB0640