LD412 -

(2011)

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 882: Designation of Bisphenol A as a Priority Chemical and Regulation of Bisphenol A in Children’s Products, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection

Sponsored by Sponsored by: Rep. James Hamper (R – Oxford)

What is the bill?

LD 412 banned the toxic chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in children’s products. The Maine AFL-CIO has long supported finding safer alternatives to harmful chemicals because workers are the first to be exposed in the production process. The Legislature overwhelmingly approved the ban and set the precedent of replacing toxic chemicals before Maine workers and families are exposed. This bill became law without the Governor’s signature, making Maine the seventh state to ban BPA.

What happened?

Votes