Prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps; repealer

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Grace Lee

Prohibits sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps in the state and repeals existing laws, shifting to a prohibition framework; affects retailers and manufacturers.

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Overview

Bill Number: A 6679

Title: Prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps; repealer

Sponsor: Grace Lee (primary)

Introduced / Status: Introduced March 6, 2025; referred to the Environmental Conservation Committee (status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION)

Related Bills: A 7337 (prior-session)

Purpose and intent

The bill aims to reduce environmental and public health risks associated with mercury-containing products by eliminating the sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps in the state. By including a repealer, the bill also seeks to remove existing statutory provisions that regulate or permit such lamps, in order to replace them with a prohibition framework.

What the bill would do (key provisions)

Prohibit the sale and distribution of mercury-added lamps within the state.

Include a repealer addressing existing laws or regulations related to mercury-added lamps (removal of prior regulatory provisions).

Definitions and scope (to be specified in the text): the bill will define what constitutes a “mercury-added lamp” and identify applicable sales and distribution channels (e.g., retailers, wholesale distributors, manufacturers).

Enforcement and penalties (to be specified in the text): the bill would establish who enforces the prohibition and the penalties for noncompliance.

Note: The exact definitions, exemptions (if any), enforcement mechanisms, penalties, and an effective date would be detailed in the full bill text.

Affected parties and impacts

Retailers and distributors: would be prohibited from selling or distributing mercury-added lamps in the state, requiring changes to inventory and supplier relationships.

Manufacturers and importers: would need to adjust product lines and compliance practices to avoid mercury-added lamps.

Consumers and municipalities: potential environmental and public health benefits from reduced mercury release and easier waste management, subject to implementation details.

Regulatory/Enforcement agencies: would assume primary responsibility for compliance monitoring, investigations, and penalties.

Procedural and timeline details

The bill has been referred to the Environmental Conservation Committee, indicating it is in the early, committee-review stage.

The sponsor is Grace Lee.

No specific enactment dates or milestones are provided in the available information; the full text would clarify effective dates and transitional provisions (if any).

Open questions (to review in the full text)

Precise definition of “mercury-added lamps” and any exemptions (e.g., certain consumer or industrial uses).

Effective date and any phase-in period.

Penalties, penalties tiers, and enforcement authority.

Specific repeals of existing law and how transitional provisions would operate.

Any cost-benefit considerations or impact assessments.

This summary reflects information available from the bill’s introductory status and known details; the full text will provide definitive provisions and timelines.

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