{"id":2177,"date":"2022-10-30T22:27:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T02:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2022-10-30T22:27:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T02:27:13","slug":"chapter-261-an-act-to-protect-children-families-and-firefighters-from-harmful-flame-retardants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/2022\/10\/30\/chapter-261-an-act-to-protect-children-families-and-firefighters-from-harmful-flame-retardants\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 261, An Act to Protect Children, Families, and Firefighters from Harmful Flame Retardants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>1. Procedural History and Bill Versions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/An-Act-to-Protect-Children-Families-and-Firefighters-from-Harmful-Flame-Retardants-Acts-of-2020-Chapter-261.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Act to Protect Children, Families, and Firefighters from Harmful Flame Retardants &#8211; Acts of 2020 Chapter 261<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H4900.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H4900<\/a> (signed by Governor 1\/1\/21)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H4900-Amendment-S2985.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H4900 Amendment S2985<\/a> (adopted 12\/23\/20)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H4900-Amendment-S2988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H4900 Amendment S2988<\/a> (adopted 12\/23\/20)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H3500.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H3500<\/a> (referred to Committee on Public Health 1\/22\/19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-instatrac-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/app\/bill\/146780#text-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MassTrac: Text comparisons of H3500 and H4900<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Related Previous Versions\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H5024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H5024<\/a> (previous version, pocket vetoed by Governor 1\/11\/19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/S1230.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S1230<\/a> (referred to Committee on Public Health 1\/22\/19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/S2338.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S2338<\/a> (reported from Committee on Senate Ways and Means 9\/16\/19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/S2349.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S2349<\/a> (printed as amended 9\/19\/19)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>2. Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/MassTrac-Testimony-and-Lobbying-Information-for-H3500-and-H4900.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MassTrac Testimony and Lobbying Information for H3500 and H4900<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/League-of-Women-Voters-Written-Testimony-for-H3500.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League of Women Voters Written Testimony for H3500<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H3500-Lobbying-Data.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H3500 Lobbying Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H4900-Lobbying-Data.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H4900 Lobbying Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/2019776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State House News: Advances &#8211; Week of May 5, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/2019804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State House News: LAWMAKERS RESTART FLAME RETARDANT BILL DEBATE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>3. Floor Documents &amp; Conference Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/House-Journal-November-4-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Journal &#8211; November 4, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/House-Journal-December-23-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Journal &#8211; December 23, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Senate-Journal-December-23-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Journal &#8211; December 23, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Senate-Roll-Call-for-S2338.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Roll Call for S2338<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20202673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State House News: House Session Summary &#8211; Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20202674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State House News: Senate Session Summary &#8211; Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>4. Executive Action Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/massachusetts\/media-center\/charlie-baker-vetoes-bill-to-protect-kids-and-firefighters-from-toxic-flame-retardants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Baker vetoes bill to protect kids and firefighters from toxic flame retardants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2019\/01\/11\/baker-bill-ban-flame-retardants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gov. Baker Pocket Vetoes Bill Banning Some Chemical Flame Retardants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Massachusetts-Department-of-Environmental-Protection-Announcement-to-Manufacturers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Announcement to Manufacturers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Massachusetts-Department-of-Environmental-Protection-Announcement-to-Retailers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Announcement to Retailers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Massachusetts-Department-of-Environmental-Protection-Email-to-Manufacturers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Email to Manufacturers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?m=22801&amp;i=570560&amp;view=articleBrowser&amp;article_id=3315623&amp;ver=html5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flame Retardant Bill Dies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>5. Press Reports (links only)<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2019\/01\/massachusetts-bill-banning-certain-flame-retardant-chemicals-dies-without-gov-charlie-bakers-signature.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Massachusetts bill banning certain flame retardant chemicals dies without Gov. Charlie Baker\u2019s signature<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkshireeagle.com\/state\/bill-banning-flame-retardants-returns-to-mass-statehouse\/article_4d2a31de-2ad2-5988-8904-40d78e7e2464.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bill banning flame retardants returns to Mass. Statehouse<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanwateraction.org\/2021\/01\/04\/victory-massachusetts-flame-retardants-ban-signed-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VICTORY! Massachusetts Flame Retardants ban signed into law<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwlp.com\/news\/state-politics\/new-mass-law-bans-list-of-chemical-flame-retardants-in-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Mass<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law bans list of chemical flame retardants in products<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgs.com\/en\/news\/2021\/01\/safeguards-00721-us-state-of-massachusetts-restricts-flame-retardants-in-consumer-goods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US State of Massachusetts Restricts Flame Retardants in Consumer Goods<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20202668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State House News: Lunch Briefs: Restrictions &#8220;Crushing&#8221; on Cape | Flame-Retardant Chemicals | Stimulus Return Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Procedural History and Bill Versions An Act to Protect Children, Families, and Firefighters from Harmful Flame Retardants &#8211; Acts of 2020 Chapter 261 H4900 (signed by Governor 1\/1\/21) H4900 Amendment S2985 (adopted 12\/23\/20) H4900 Amendment S2988 (adopted 12\/23\/20) H3500 (referred to Committee on Public Health 1\/22\/19) MassTrac: Text comparisons of H3500 and H4900 Related [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21202,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2984,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177\/revisions\/2984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}