STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM W. SPEARMAN
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman YVONNE LOPEZ
District 19 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits person under 18 years of age from using tanning bed.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning tanning beds and amending P.L.2006, c.48.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 1 of P.L.2006, c.48 (C.26:2D-82.1) is amended to read as follows:
1. a. A tanning facility operator shall not permit a person who is under [17] 18 years of age to use a tanning facility, except as provided in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section.
b. (1) A tanning facility operator shall permit a person who is at least 14 years of age to use spray tanning in a tanning facility.
(2) [A tanning facility operator shall not permit a person who is under 17 years of age to use a tanning bed. A tanning facility operator shall permit a person who is at least 17 years of age to use a tanning bed, provided that the person's parent or guardian is present at the tanning facility for the initial consultation.] (Deleted by amendment, P.L. ,c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)
(3) [An emancipated minor shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection upon legal proof documenting said emancipation.] (Deleted by amendment, P.L. ,c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill.)
c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2013, c.39).
d. The penalties for violating the provisions of this section shall be as provided in section 7 of P.L.1989, c.234 (C.26:2D-87).
(cf: P.L.2013, c.39, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit a person under 18 years of age from using a tanning bed. Under current law, a tanning facility operator is prohibited from permitting a person who is under 17 years of age from using a tanning bed, unless that person has a parent or guardian present at the tanning facility for the initial consultation or if the person is an emancipated minor. This bill would amend this law by prohibiting a person under 18 years of age from using a tanning bed and remove all exceptions.