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......From EMF-L......About.....
A member of the Union of Concerned Scientists!!.........
Folks, See below an attachment that was forwarded to me which will be
of broad interest (I believe) to all -- but particulalry to the people in
Maryland.
...........guru........
This is about a cell phone bill just introduced in Maryland. The Bill is HB
1054. the sponsor, Peter Franchot (see web link to Maryland House of Delegates)
is an attorney, about 53 years old, two kids and a soccer coach, lives in Takoma
Park, MD, a progressive area of Montgomery County, born in New Haven, Conn.,
worked for Congressman Markey (D-MA) in the 80s and as legislative council to
the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He is a member of the Union of
Concerned Scientists. Very interesting background. At a minimum, the bill calls
for a sticker warning about the potential health risks of use of cell phone by
young people and limiting cell phone use by young people.
Apparently there is another bill under consideration which would make cell phone
use at school legal for kids. [Forcing the schools to change their
present policy -- and comply!!!]
This other bill grew out of a situation in Montgomery County, Maryland last year
- About the child whose father wanted to stay in touch and the parent wanted to
override the school policy against cell phones on campus.
HB 1054 Status as of February 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading
Environmental Matters Hearing
FEBRUARY 22
1:00 p.m. Sponsored By Delegate Franchot Entitled Consumer Protection - Cellular
Telephones - Required Notice Committee
Assignments House: Environmental Matters
To testify, they require 40 copies delivered to the hearing room 1 hour prior to
the hearing - at 12 noon and people sign in to testify.
. HOUSE BILL 1054
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Sponsored By:
Delegate Franchot
Entitled:
Consumer Protection - Cellular Telephones - Required Notice
Synopsis:
Requiring manufacturers of cellular telephones sold in the State to place on
each cellular telephone a sticker containing a notice about studies linking use
of cellular telephones to a higher incidence of brain cancer; and providing that
a failure to comply with the Act is an unfair and deceptive trade practice under
the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
History by Legislative Date
House Action
2/9
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/14
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
NOTICES
RADIATION
TELEPHONES
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Commercial Law
( 14-1316 )
Documents:
Bill Text (Displayed in Rich Text Format): First Reading, Third Reading,
Enrolled
HOUSE BILL 1054
Unofficial Copy 2001 Regular Session
I3 1lr2010
____________________________________________________________________________________
By: Delegate Franchot
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2001
Assigned to: Environmental Matters
_____________________________________________________________________________________
A BILL ENTITLED
1 AN ACT concerning
2 Consumer Protection - Cellular Telephones - Required Notice
3 FOR the purpose of requiring manufacturers of cellular telephones sold in
the State
4 to place on each cellular telephone a sticker containing a certain notice;
5 providing that a failure of a manufacturer to comply with this Act is an
unfair
6 and deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
7 BY adding to
8 Article - Commercial Law
9 Section 14-1316
10 Annotated Code of Maryland
11 (2000 Replacement Volume and 2000 Supplement)
12 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
13 MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
14 Article - Commercial Law
15 14-1316.
16 (A)MANUFACTURERS OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES SOLD IN THE STATE SHALL
17 PLACE ON EACH CELLULAR TELEPHONE A STICKER THAT CONTAINS THE
18 FOLLOWING NOTICE IN AT LEAST 10 POINT BOLDFACE TYPE:
19 "WARNING: SOME STUDIES HAVE LINKED CELLULAR TELEPHONE RADIATION
20 TO A HIGHER RISK OF BRAIN CANCER, PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN 16 YEARS AND
21 YOUNGER. USE OF A HEADSET OR SPEAKER PHONE REDUCES THIS RISK."
22 (B)THE FAILURE OF A MANUFACTURER TO COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF
23 THIS SECTION IS AN UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE UNDER TITLE 13 OF
24 THIS ARTICLE.
25 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
26 October 1, 2001.
2HOUSE BILL 1054
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered
TopSponsorsTitleSynopsisHistorySubjectsStatutesDocumentsUp to the MinuteAnother
Bill
Apparently there was another bill introduced to give kids the right to use cell
phones at school. This bill grew out of a parent complaint last year in a
Montgomery school where the parent demanded his child be allowed to overrule
school policy prohibiting use of cell phones at school.
Here is Peter Franchot's bio
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12223.html
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......From EMF-L......About.....
A member of the Union of Concerned Scientists!!.........
Folks, See below an attachment that was forwarded to me which
will be
of broad interest (I believe) to all -- but particulalry to the people
in Maryland.
...........guru........
This is about a cell phone bill just introduced in Maryland. The
Bill is HB 1054. the sponsor, Peter Franchot (see web link to Maryland
House of Delegates) is an attorney, about 53 years old, two kids
and a soccer coach, lives in Takoma Park, MD, a progressive area of Montgomery
County, born in New Haven, Conn., worked for Congressman Markey (D-MA)
in the 80s and as legislative council to the House Energy and Commerce
Committee. He is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Very
interesting background. At a minimum, the bill calls for a sticker warning
about the potential health risks of use of cell phone by young people and
limiting cell phone use by young people.
Apparently there is another bill under consideration which would make
cell phone use at school legal for kids. [Forcing the
schools to change their
present policy -- and comply!!!]
This other bill grew out of a situation in Montgomery County, Maryland
last year - About the child whose father wanted to stay in touch and the
parent wanted to override the school policy against cell phones on campus.
HB 1054 Status as of February 14,
2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Hearing
FEBRUARY 22
1:00 p.m. Sponsored By Delegate Franchot Entitled Consumer Protection
- Cellular Telephones - Required Notice Committee
Assignments House: Environmental Matters
To testify, they require 40 copies delivered to the hearing room 1 hour
prior to the hearing - at 12 noon and people sign in to testify.
. HOUSE BILL 1054
File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer
Protection
Sponsored By:
Delegate Franchot
Entitled:
Consumer Protection - Cellular Telephones - Required
Notice
Synopsis:
Requiring manufacturers of cellular telephones sold in the State to
place on each cellular telephone a sticker containing a notice about studies
linking use of cellular telephones to a higher incidence of brain cancer;
and providing that a failure to comply with the Act is an unfair and deceptive
trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
History by Legislative Date
House Action
2/9
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/14
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE
PRACTICES
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
NOTICES
RADIATION
TELEPHONES
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Commercial Law
( 14-1316 )
Documents:
Bill Text (Displayed in Rich Text Format): First
Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
HOUSE BILL 1054
Unofficial Copy 2001 Regular
Session
I3 1lr2010
____________________________________________________________________________________
By: Delegate Franchot
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2001
Assigned to: Environmental Matters
_____________________________________________________________________________________
A BILL ENTITLED
1 AN ACT concerning
2 Consumer
Protection - Cellular Telephones - Required Notice
3 FOR the purpose of requiring manufacturers of cellular
telephones sold in the State
4 to place on each cellular telephone
a sticker containing a certain notice;
5 providing that a failure of a manufacturer
to comply with this Act is an unfair
6 and deceptive trade practice under
the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
7 BY adding to
8 Article - Commercial Law
9 Section 14-1316
10 Annotated Code of Maryland
11 (2000 Replacement Volume and 2000 Supplement)
12 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF
13 MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
14 Article
- Commercial Law
15 14-1316.
16 (A)MANUFACTURERS OF CELLULAR
TELEPHONES SOLD IN THE STATE SHALL
17 PLACE ON EACH CELLULAR TELEPHONE A STICKER THAT CONTAINS
THE
18 FOLLOWING NOTICE IN AT LEAST 10 POINT BOLDFACE TYPE:
19 "WARNING: SOME STUDIES HAVE LINKED CELLULAR
TELEPHONE RADIATION
20 TO A HIGHER RISK OF BRAIN CANCER, PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN
16 YEARS AND
21 YOUNGER. USE OF A HEADSET OR SPEAKER PHONE REDUCES
THIS RISK."
22 (B)THE FAILURE OF A MANUFACTURER
TO COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF
23 THIS SECTION IS AN UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE
UNDER TITLE 13 OF
24 THIS ARTICLE.
25 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED,
That this Act shall take effect
26 October 1, 2001.
2HOUSE
BILL 1054
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered
TopSponsorsTitleSynopsisHistorySubjectsStatutesDocumentsUp
to the MinuteAnother Bill
Apparently there was another bill introduced to give kids the
right to use cell phones at school. This bill grew out of a parent complaint
last year in a Montgomery school where the parent demanded his child be
allowed to overrule school policy prohibiting use of cell phones at school.
Here is Peter Franchot's bio
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12223.html
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