HF 1870

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/06/2025 05:12 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to environment; exempting pens that contain lead from prohibition on
manufacturing and selling lead-containing products; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 325E.3892, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325E.3892, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Prohibition.

(a) A person must not import, manufacture, sell, hold for sale, or
distribute or offer for use in this state any covered product containing:

(1) lead at more than 0.009 percent by total weight (90 parts per million); or

(2) cadmium at more than 0.0075 percent by total weight (75 parts per million).

(b) This section does not apply to covered products containing lead or cadmium, or both,
when regulation is preempted by federal law.

new text begin (c) Until January 1, 2028, this section does not apply to a pen that contains lead.
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new text begin (d) A manufacturer of a pen exempted under paragraph (c) must submit a report every
six months to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency that details the:
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new text begin (1) barriers to complying with the prohibition under this subdivision;
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new text begin (2) progress made toward achieving compliance; and
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new text begin (3) most recent timeline for achieving compliance.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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