Bill > H5024

This bill aims to protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants. It prohibits the sale, manufacture, distribution, and importation of certain covered products, such as bedding, carpeting, children's products, and residential upholstered furniture, that contain specific chemical flame retardants above a certain threshold. The bill also empowers the Department of Environmental Protection to review and restrict the use of additional chemical flame retardants that are known to cause harm. The bill provides civil penalties for violations and establishes a labeling program for covered products that meet relevant fire safety standards and do not contain the prohibited flame retardants.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H5024