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2. There are four types of new regulations and legislation under consideration: (i) federal regulation by the CPSC (“CPSC staff draft standard for upholstered furniture flammability May 2005”); (ii) U.S. Senate CPSC Reform Act of 2007 (S.2045) (U.S. Senate Bill 3616); (iii) pending California state regulation 604 to require bedding and pillows to be fire retardant [ Tech. Bull. 604 (State of California Department of Consumer Affairs DRAFT 2005)]; and (iv) bills in four states (Illinois House Bill 1610 New Jersey Assembly Bill 2299 New York Assembly Bill 1417 and Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB 173) to adopt California TB117 for furniture flammability.
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