Introduced
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To prohibit the sale of products containing mercury in Michigan unless a notice is sent to the Department of Environmental Quality containing details of the amount and purpose of the mercury.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-5) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not itself contain an overall mercury product ban, but does contain some specific bans, and also has definitions that are used in other bills (primarily Senate Bill 124) that contain other mercury product bans.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
Prohibit a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing an esophageal dilator, bougie tube or gastrointestinal tube that contains mercury, unless required by a Federal statute or regulation. Button cell battery would be exempt. The bill also defines "appliance" for purposes of exceptions to the mercury thermostat ban in Senate Bill 124. The definition would include a refrigerator, dehumidifier, freezer, oven, range, microwave oven, washer, dryer, dishwasher, trash compactor, window room air conditioner, television, or computer, but not a home heating or central air-conditioning system.
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 101 to 4 (details)
