ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 2294

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 14, 2021

      The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 2294.

      This bill, as amended by the committee, 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.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amendments to the bill would prohibit a person from using or providing a piece of paper to which bisphenol A (BPA) was added or used in the manufacturing processing in order to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality to the paper, instead of prohibiting a person from using or providing paper “containing” BPA.