State Government / California / Legislation / SB 870
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Existing law prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing cigarette lighters that do not comply with standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal with respect to safety features that prevent operation of the lighters by children 5 years of age or younger. This bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2027, a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in commerce in this state a fuel-burning portable device, as defined, manufactured on and after January 1, 2027, that does not comply with a specified safety standard of the American Society for Testing Materials. The bill would provide that a violation of this prohibition constitutes unfair competition and would subject a violation of this prohibition to enforcement under specified provisions of the Business and Professions Code.
Latest development · May 14, 2026
May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 14.
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing April 27.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3867.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 14.
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3657.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
Set for hearing March 24.
Referred to Com. on E.M.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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