AB 706: Banning cancer-causing fire retardants

 
CLCV Supported
Passed Assembly 46-31 (6/6/07)
Failed Senate 19-20 (9/12/07)
Bill info from the legislature
Authors: 
State Senator Mark Leno

Brominated fire retardants cause cancer and neurotoxicity and have been banned by many countries and states, including California, in other products. AB 706 (Leno) bans the use of brominated and chlorinated fire retardants in furniture and bedding products by 2010.

Issue: 
Toxics & Chemicals
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Sam Aanestad R
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Dick Ackerman R
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Elaine Alquist D
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Roy Ashburn R
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Jim Battin R
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Ron Calderon D
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Gil Cedillo D
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Dave Cogdill R
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Ellen Corbett D
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Lou Correa D
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Dave Cox R
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Jeff Denham R
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Denise Ducheny D
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Bob Dutton R
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Dean Florez D
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Tom Harman R
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Dennis Hollingsworth R
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Christine Kehoe D
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Sheila Kuehl D
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Alan Lowenthal D
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Michael Machado D
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Abel Maldonado R
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Bob Margett R
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Tom McClintock R
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Carole Migden D
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Gloria Negrete McLeod D
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Jenny Oropeza D
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Alex Padilla D
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Don Perata D
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Mark Ridley-Thomas D
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Gloria Romero D
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George Runner R
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Jack Scott D
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Joe Simitian D
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Darrell Steinberg D
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Tom Torlakson D
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Edward Vincent D
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Pat Wiggins D
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Mark Wyland R
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Leland Yee D
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Assemblymember Party Vote
Anthony Adams R
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Greg Aghazarian R
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Joel Anderson R
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Juan Arambula I
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Karen Bass D
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Jim Beall D
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John Benoit R
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Patty Berg D
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Tom Berryhill R
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Sam Blakeslee R
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Julia Brownley D
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Anna Caballero D
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Charles Calderon D
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Wilmer Amina Carter D
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Paul Cook R
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Joe Coto D
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Mike Davis D
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Hector De La Torre D
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Kevin de León D
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Mark DeSaulnier D
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Chuck DeVore R
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Mike Duvall R
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Mervyn Dymally D
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Bill Emmerson R
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Mike Eng D
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Noreen Evans D
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Mike Feuer D
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Felipe Fuentes D
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Jean Fuller R
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Ted Gaines R
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Cathleen Galgiani D
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Bonnie Garcia R
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Martin Garrick R
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Loni Hancock D
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Mary Hayashi D
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Edward P. Hernandez D
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Jerome Horton D
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Guy Houston R
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Bob Huff R
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Jared Huffman D
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Kevin Jeffries R
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Dave Jones D
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Betty Karnette D
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Rick Keene R
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Paul Krekorian D
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John Laird D
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Doug LaMalfa R
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Mark Leno D
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Lloyd Levine D
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Sally Lieber D
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Ted Lieu D
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Fiona Ma D
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Bill Maze R
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Tony Mendoza D
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Gene Mullin D
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Alan Nakanishi R
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Pedro Nava D
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Roger Niello R
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Fabian Núñez D
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Nicole Parra D
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George Plescia R
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Anthony Portantino D
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Curren Price D
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Laura Richardson D
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Sharon Runner R
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Ira Ruskin D
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Mary Salas D
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Lori Saldaña D
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Jim Silva R
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Cameron Smyth R
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Jose Solorio D
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Nell Soto D
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Todd Spitzer R
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Audra Strickland R
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Sandré Swanson D
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Alberto Torrico D
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Van Tran R
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Mike Villines R
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Mimi Walters R
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Lois Wolk D
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This item did not end up on the Governor's desk; therefore, he could not sign or veto it.

 
 
 

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