Section 7 of this bill prohibits a person, on and after January 1, 2025, from selling, offering to sell or otherwise distributing in this State a new compact fluorescent lamp with a screw or bayonet base type. Section 3 of this bill defines “compact fluorescent lamp” to mean, in general, a compact, low-pressure electric-discharge light source containing mercury in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light and which: (1) has one base of any type; (2) emits light with a certain correlated color temperature and Duv; (3) has any tube length, tube diameter, lamp size or lamp shape; and (4) is integrally ballasted or non-integrally ballasted.
Section 7 also prohibits a person, on and after January 1, 2026, from selling, offering to sell or otherwise distributing in this State a new compact fluorescent lamp with a pin base type or a linear fluorescent lamp. Section 5 of this bill defines “linear fluorescent lamp” to mean, in general, a low-pressure electric-discharge light source containing mercury in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light and which: (1) has two bases of any type; (2) emits light with a certain correlated color temperature and Duv; (3) has a tube length of not less than 0.5 feet and not more than 8.0 feet; and (4) has any tube diameter or lamp shape.
Section 8 of this bill establishes civil penalties for persons who violate the provisions of section 7. Section 6 of this bill excludes certain fluorescent lamps from the provisions of this bill.
Section 9 of this bill authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action against a person who has repeatedly violated the provisions of section 7 for injunctive relief and for the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty.