Introduced
by
To prohibit the sale of thermostat devices containing mercury.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. It advanced the proposed ban from 2010 to 2009.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To prohibit selling or distributing a thermostat for use in regulating room temperature if the thermostat contained mercury or a mercury compound, beginning January 1, 2009. The prohibition would not apply if the thermostat were a replacement for an existing thermostat containing mercury or a mercury compound that was a component of an appliance.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 102 to 3 (details)
To prohibit selling or distributing a thermostat for use in regulating room temperature if the thermostat contained mercury or a mercury compound, beginning January 1, 2009. The prohibition would not apply if the thermostat were a replacement for an existing thermostat containing mercury or a mercury compound that was a component of an appliance.
