State Bill Highlights / Lead Content Requirements
Proposed
Effective Date /
Alabama HB620 Lead-Bearing Substance in Children’s Products ≤ 600 ppm
Exemption: Glass or crystal decorative components
1st day of 3rd month
upon approval
California AB 2694 Children's Product Safety: Lead Poisoning Prevention.
Children under the age of 12
≤ 40 ppm (non-paint / surface coating)
Not defined
California SB 1713 Children’s Products: Bisphenol A and Lead
Children under the age of 3
< Detectable limits for lead (or bisphenol-A)
Not defined
Connecticut SB 343 An act Concerning Safe Products for Children
Children under the age of 12 ≤ 600 ppm
Paint / surface coating ≤ 90 ppm or ≤ 0.009 mg/cm²
October 1, 2008
Connecticut HB 5650 An act Concerning Child Product Safety
Children under the age of 12 ≤ 40 ppm or ≤ 0.004 mg/cm²
Paint / surface coating ≤ 40 ppm
October 1, 2008
Illinois HB 5789 Amends the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act
≤ 40 ppm otherwise warning label required
Upon becoming
law
Maryland SB 97 Lead-Containing Children’s Products – Prohibition
Children under the age of 7
For lead-containing product ≤ 200 ppm
For lead-adulterated consumable products (candies,
remedies) ≤ 0.1 ppm
Day of
enactment
Maryland HB 62 Lead-Containing Children’s products
Children under the age of 6 ≤ 600 ppm
July 1, 2008
Washington¹ HB 2882 An Act Relating to the Labelling of Lead-Containing Products
(Certain exemptions apply)
≤ 40 ppm (otherwise labelling required)
January 1, 2010
¹ HB 2647 on lead, cadmium and phthalates in the State of Washington is waiting for the Governor’s approval. Please refer to the following