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SENATE BILL 849 (MONTOYA – 1983)

CHAPTER 1070, STATUTES OF 1983, SB 849

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Public Resources Code section 25402 was amended in 1983 following legislative passage of Senate Bill 849, which affected this section only.  (See Exhibit #1f)  This bill was introduced on March 2, 1983 by Senator Joseph B. Montoya.  (See Exhibit #1a)

Senate Bill 849 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Energy and Public Utilities and the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources where policy issues raised by the bill were considered.  (See Exhibits #3 and #9)  The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Finance and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.  (See Exhibits #2 and #10)  Four amendments were made to Senate Bill 849.  (See Exhibits #1b through #1e and #2)  Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor George Deukmejian signed Senate Bill 849 on September 26, 1983, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on September 27, 1983 as Chapter 1070 of the Statutes of 1983.  (See Exhibits #1f and #2)

Senate Bill 849, as last amended on September 1, 1983, was described as follows in the analysis prepared by the Senate Republican Caucus:

This bill eliminates the inventory clearance portion of the Warren-Alquist Act which prohibits the sale of new appliances one year after the effective date of the standards, unless certified by their manufacturer to meet the standards.

The bill would prohibit the sale, or offering for sale, in the state of any new appliance regulated by those provisions, which is manufactured after July 1, 1984, unless the date of manufacture is prominently displayed on the appliance.

The Assembly amendments replace the requirement that appliances be labeled as to date of manufacture and compliance with standards with an absolute prohibition on sale of such appliances after July 1, 1984, unless the manufacturing date is so displayed
(See Exhibit #8)