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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 18

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Relating to: the manufacture, sale, and distribution of products containing microbeads and providing a penalty. (FE)

Drugs Industrial development Sales Sales tax Trade practice

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill generally prohibits, with certain exceptions, the manufacture of a

personal care product containing microbeads (small, nonbiodegradable plastic

particles) beginning January 1, 2016. "Personal care product" is defined in the bill.

The bill also prohibits, with certain exceptions, selling or distributing a personal care

product containing microbeads beginning January 1, 2017.

The bill creates different effective dates for these prohibitions for

over-the-counter drugs. "Over-the-counter drug" is also defined in the bill. Under

this bill, a person may not manufacture a personal care product that is an

over-the-counter drug containing microbeads beginning January 1, 2017, and may

not sell or distribute such a product beginning January 1, 2018. This bill does not

apply to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of prescription drugs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

36 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 3, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wirch, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Harris Dodd, Hansen, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Bewley, Vinehout, Shilling and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Ohnstad, Barnes, Barca, Berceau, Brostoff, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Johnson, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Mason, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Subeck, Spreitzer, Stuck, C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Hebl, Kessler, Wachs, Young, Billings, Zepnick, Shankland, Genrich, Jorgensen, Kahl, Bowen and Riemer

  2. Feb 3, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Mar 16, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1