Legislation

Title: Cedar Hope Chests - Prohibition on Manufacture, Import, and Sale (McKenna's Law)
Sponsored by: Delegates O'Donnell and Kelly
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from importing, selling, or offering or manufacturing for sale a cedar hope chest that has a design identified by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission as presenting a risk of suffocation death to children who could become entrapped in the chest, has a lid latch that locks automatically and cannot be unlocked from the inside; providing for specified penalties; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to implement a specified public awareness program and adopt specified regulations; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2015 Legislative Date 2/09/2015 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2015 Legislative Date 2/11/2015 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2015 Legislative Date 4/11/2015 Action Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/06/2015	2/09/2015	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	2/11/2015	2/11/2015	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
House	4/10/2015	4/11/2015	Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/10/2015	Text - First - Cedar Hope Chests - Prohibition on Manufacture, Import, and Sale (McKenna's Law)
4/10/2015	Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations

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