Senate Bill 143

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Title AN ACT relating to child safety.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1613
Sponsors E. Scorsone, A. Kerr
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; prohibit entities from placing into the stream of commerce children's products that do not meet safety standards or if they have been recalled; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to maintain a list of unsafe and recalled children's products and to post the list on their Internet Web site; require that the list be sent to certain groups; require cribs to meet Consumer Product Safety Commission or ASTM standards; create procedures for retrofitting recalled children's products; require commercial users of children's products to notify customers and post notices regarding recalled children's products; require retailers of children's products to take certain steps to prohibit the sale of recalled products and to post warning notices; create a penalty; permit the Attorney General or the Commonwealth's attorney to bring an action and to seek injunctions; provide that remedies are in addition to any existing remedies; prohibit child-care centers from having unsafe children's products on their premises; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to send notices of unsafe children's products to child-care centers.
Index Headings of Original Version Children and Minors - Toys and children's products, safety
Consumer Affairs - Safety, toys and children's products
Health and Medical Services - Children, toys and children's product safety
Public Health - Safety, toys and children's products
Safety - Children's toys and products
State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, children's toys and products safety of

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02/07/08
  • introduced in Senate
02/11/08
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)


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