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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
92
CHAPTER 307
Statutes of 2024
[ Approved by Governor September 20, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State September 20, 2024. ]
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez
February 6, 2024
An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 116023) to Chapter 5 of Part 10 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to product safety.
Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal committee: no Local program: no
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST
Existing law prohibits a person from using a recreational vessel unless, among other things, there is at least one wearable personal flotation device on board the vessel for each person on the vessel, as provided. Existing law provides for the establishment and enforcement of various product safety standards for consumer products, as provided. Existing law provides various requirements relating to safe recreational water use.
This bill would, on or after January 1, 2026, prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device, as defined, that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 4 (commencing with Section 116023) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 10 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
Article 4. Personal Flotation Devices
For purposes of this article, “wearable personal flotation device” means a lifejacket, puddle jumper, water wings, or other flotation device designed to be worn or attached to the body of an infant or child.
On or after January 1, 2026, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, distribute, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.