SB NOo. 1277 -- Maldonado - Act Relating to Synthetic Turf

COMPLETE BILL HISTORY

BILL NUMBER : S.B. No. 1277
AUTHOR
: Maldonado
TOPIC
: Synthetic turf.

TYPE OF BILL :
Inactive
Non-UrgencyNon-Appropriations
Majority Vote RequiredNon-State-Mandated Local ProgramFiscal
Non-Tax Levy

BILL HISTORY
2008
Sept. 27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 398, Statutes of 2008.
Sept. 27 Approved by Governor.

Feb. 19
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To
print.



BILL NUMBER: SB 1277
ENROLLED
BILL TEXT


PASSED THE SENATE MAY 12, 2008
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 14, 2008
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 8, 2008
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 24, 2008

INTRODUCED BY Senator Maldonado

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

An act relating to synthetic turf.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1277, Maldonado. Synthetic turf.

Existing law requires all new playgrounds open to the public builtby a public agency or any other entity to conform to theplayground-related standards set forth by the American Society forTesting and Materials and the playground-related guidelines set forthby the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

This bill would require, on or before September 1, 2010, theIntegrated Waste Management Board, in consultation with the Office ofEnvironmental Health Hazard Assessment and the State Department ofPublic Health, to prepare and provide to the Legislature and post onthe board's Internet Web site a study on the effects of syntheticturf and natural turf on the environment and public health.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. (a) By September 1, 2010, the Integrated WasteManagement Board, in consultation with the Office of EnvironmentalHealth Hazard Assessment and the State Department of Public Health,
shall prepare and provide to the Legislature and post on the board'sInternet Web site a study that compares the effects of synthetic turfand natural turf on the environment and the public health.

(b) For purposes of this section, synthetic turf means anycomposition material used to cover or surface a field as analternative to grass.