Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the sale of products containing microplastic, effective January 1, 2020.

Highlights:

• Prohibits any individual, business, or other entity from selling or offering for promotional purposes any personal care products containing a “synthetic plastic microbead”, beginning January 1, 2019, unless the personal care product is an over-the-counter drug (Sec. 1).

• Defines “synthetic plastic microbead” as an “intentionally added” particle composed of non-water-soluble plastic measuring 5 millimeters or less in size in every dimension (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits any individual, business, or other entity from selling or offering for promotional purposes any personal care product that contains a synthetic plastic microbead, beginning January 1, 2020, including a personal care product that is an over-the-counter drug (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the sale of products containing microplastic, effective January 1, 2020.

Highlights:

• Prohibits any individual, business, or other entity from selling or offering for promotional purposes any personal care products containing a “synthetic plastic microbead”, beginning January 1, 2019, unless the personal care product is an over-the-counter drug (Sec. 1).

• Defines “synthetic plastic microbead” as an “intentionally added” particle composed of non-water-soluble plastic measuring 5 millimeters or less in size in every dimension (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits any individual, business, or other entity from selling or offering for promotional purposes any personal care product that contains a synthetic plastic microbead, beginning January 1, 2020, including a personal care product that is an over-the-counter drug (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text