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A1859
ASSEMBLY, No. 1859
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JAMES J. KENNEDY
District 22 (Somerset and Union)
Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman CLINTON CALABRESE
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Swain and Assemblyman Stanley
SYNOPSIS
���� Prohibits use of receipt paper containing bisphenol
A.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning receipt paper made with bisphenol A and
supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� No person shall
provide or use a piece of paper to which bisphenol A was added or used in the
manufacturing process in order to provide a specific characteristic,
appearance, or quality to the paper as a business or banking record, including,
but not limited to, a record of receipt, credit, withdrawal, deposit, or a
record of a credit or debit card transaction.
���� b.��� A person who violates
this act shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $500
for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding
under the �Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,� P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.),
or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive
relief has been requested.� If the violation is of a continuing nature, each
day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional,
separate, and distinct offense.� The Superior Court and the municipal court
shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the �Penalty Enforcement
Law of 1999� in connection with this act.
���� c.���� The Department of
Environmental Protection, a county, a municipality, or any entity certified
pursuant to the �County Environmental Health Act,� P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3A2-21
et seq.), may institute a civil action for a civil penalty or for injunctive
relief to enforce this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act,
and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.
���� d.��� The Department of
Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure
Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect 18 months after the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
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This bill would prohibit a person from using or providing,
as a business or banking record, a piece of paper to which bisphenol A (BPA)
was added or used in the manufacturing process in order to provide a specific
characteristic, appearance, or quality to the paper.� A person who violates the
provisions of the bill would be subject to a penalty of between $250 and $500.�
The bill would take effect 18 months after the date of enactment.