HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 463        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 328

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the sale of children’s jewelry.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/4/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/1/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/1/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/30/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/30/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/30/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 463        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 328

By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 328) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others relative to the sale of children’s jewelry.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 187 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the sale of children’s jewelry.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 94B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 9, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, the following section:-

Section 9A. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-

“ASTM F 2923-14”, ASTM International’s Standard Specification for Consumer Product Safety for Children’s Jewelry in effect on October 1, 2014.

“Children’s jewelry”, jewelry designed or intended primarily for use by children 12 years of age or younger to be worn as an item of personal ornamentation, not including: (i) toys or other products intended for use when a child plays; (ii) accessories; (iii) apparel; (iv) footwear; or (v) any other product whose purpose is primarily functional and not ornamental.

(b) All children’s jewelry sold in the commonwealth shall meet the requirements of ASTM F 2923-14

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect 180 days after its passage.