SG 020/25
The US state of Georgia has introduced a proposed law to regulate flame retardants in consumer goods. This Act will take effect once it becomes law.
On January 13, 2025, Georgia introduced HB 9, the ‘Safer States Act’, to regulate several flame retardants in certain consumer goods. This proposed law would revise Chapter 15 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other safety inspections and regulations.
Highlights of HB 9 are summarized in Table 1.
| Flame retardant (FR)¹ | Scope | Requirement | Proposed effective date |
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| Manufacturers (includes importers and distributors) of products containing a flame retardant in any quantity must provide notice to retailers and other persons that sell these products | By January 1, 2026 |
| ≤ 1,000 ppm each FR | After January 1, 2026² (manufacturer or retailer) | ||
| ¹Includes any other FR to be specified triennially ²Exempts inventory manufactured before January 1, 2026 | |||
Table 1
Abbreviations
| Entry | Abbreviation | Flame retardant | CAS |
| 1 | - | Antimony trioxide | 1309-64-4 |
| 2 | CP | Chlorinated paraffins | 85535-84-8 |
| 3 | DecaBDE | Decabromodiphenyl ether | 1163-19-5 |
| 4 | HBCD | Hexabromocyclododecane | 25637-99-4 |
| 5 | OctaBDE | Octabromodiphenyl ether | 32536-52-0 |
| 6 | PentaBDE | Pentabromodiphenyl ether | 32534-81-9 |
| 7 | TBB | 2-Ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate | 183658-27-7 |
| 8 | TBBPA | Tetrabromobisphenol A | 79-94-7 |
| 9 | TBPH | Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrabromophthalate | 26040-51-7 |
| 10 | TCEP | Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate | 115-1496-8 |
| 11 | TCPP | Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate | 13674-84-5 |
| 12 | TDCPP | Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate | 13674-87-8 |
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