HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 46
(By Delegates Brown, Anderson, Argento, Ashley, Azinger,
Boggs, Burdiss, Campbell, Caputo, Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle,
Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ellis, Evans, Fleischauer, Fragale,
Frederick, Gall, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hatfield, Higgins, Hrutkay,
Hutchins, Ireland, Kessler, Klempa, Long, Longstreth, Mahan,
Manchin, Marshall, Michael, Miley, C. Miller, Moore, Morgan,
Moye, Overington, Palumbo, Paxton, Perdue, Pethtel, Pino, M.
Poling, Proudfoot, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rowan, Schadler, Schoen,
Shaver, Shook, Stalnaker, Stemple, Sumner, Swartzmiller, Tabb,
Tansill, Varner, Walters, Wells, Williams and Yost)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study
toxins contained in children's toys and child care products.
Whereas, children's toys include all products designed or
intended by their manufacturers to be used by children when they
play, and child care products include all products designed or
intended by their manufacturers to facilitate sleep, relaxation, or
feeding, or to assist with children's sucking or teething; and
Whereas, certain children's toys and child care products are
known to contain unsafe levels of toxins, such as lead, mercury,
cadmium, arsenic, phthalates, and others, exposure to which can
cause various ailments, illnesses, and abnormalities; and
Whereas, growing awareness of these issues and problems have resulted in product recalls and other measures aimed at protecting
children from exposure to unsafe levels of toxins, as well as
reducing or eliminating unsafe levels of toxins in children's toys
and child care products; and
Whereas, the children of West Virginia represent the promise
and hope for our state's future, and thus they should be adequately
protected against unhealthy exposure to unsafe levels of toxins
contained in products and substances designed or intended for use
by children; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study toxins contained in children's toys and child
care products; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, two
thousand nine, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations
together with drafts of legislation to effectuate its
recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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