Virginia HB 640: Product safety; liquid containers containing bisphenol A prohibited, civil penalty.

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20101239D

HOUSE BILL NO. 640 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 6, 2020 

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 3.2 a 
 subtitle numbered VI, containing a chapter numbered 66, consisting of sections 
 numbered 3.2-6600, 3.2-6601, and 3.2-6602, relating to bisphenol A in liquid 
 containers; prohibition; regulations; civil penalty. 
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Patron-- Samirah 

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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 
 3.2 a subtitle numbered VI, containing a chapter numbered 66, consisting of 
 sections numbered 3.2-6600, 3.2-6601, and 3.2-6602 as follows:

SUBTITLE VI. 

PRODUCT SAFETY. 

CHAPTER 66. 

PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERTAIN 
 CHEMICALS. 

� 3.2-6600. Liquid 
 containers containing bisphenol 
 A; penalty.

A. As used in this 
 section:

"Bisphenol 
 A" or "BPA" means the 
 industrial chemical used primarily in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic 
 and epoxy resins.

"Liquid 
 container" means a receptacle intended for the storage of liquid food or 
 beverages, including a baby bottle, spill-proof cup, sports bottle, thermos, 
 commercial water cooler jug, or liquid food or beverage container intended for 
 disposal after initial usage.

B. Beginning July 1, 
 2023, no person shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in commerce in the 
 Commonwealth any liquid container containing BPA.

C. Any manufacturer 
 replacing BPA with another chemical pursuant to this section shall use the 
 least toxic alternative chemical. No manufacturer shall replace BPA, pursuant 
 to this section, with (i) a carcinogen rated by the U.S. Environmental 
 Protection Agency (EPA) as an A, B, or C carcinogen; 
 (ii) a substance listed as known or likely a carcinogen, known to be a human 
 carcinogen, likely to be a human carcinogen, or suggestive of being a 
 carcinogen on the EPA's "List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic 
 Potential"; or (iii) a reproductive toxicant that EPA has identified as 
 causing birth defects, reproductive harm, or developmental harm.

D. Any manufacturer 
 that violates any provision of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty 
 not to exceed $5,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense. A 
 second or subsequent violation shall subject the manufacturer to a civil 
 penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each repeat offense. Penalties collected 
 under this section shall be deposited in the Virginia Product Safety Fund 
 created in � 3.2-6601.

� 3.2-6601. 
 Virginia Product Safety Fund.

There is hereby 
 created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the 
 Virginia Product Safety Fund, referred to in this section as "the 
 Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All 
 penalties collected pursuant to this chapter