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Committee amends and advances bill scaling back some lead/cadmium restrictions for keys, pens and professional artist materials
Summary
Senate File 826, amended, would modify parts of the 2023 lead and cadmium consumer product prohibitions to exempt or delay certain items (pens, mechanical pencils, professional artist materials, some key types). The committee adopted an author’s amendment and recommended the bill to the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee.
Senate File 826, introduced by Sen. Robert Draheim, would adjust recent Minnesota restrictions on lead and cadmium in consumer products. Committee members and industry witnesses described unintended consequences of the 2023 law and sought targeted changes to avoid harming artists, hardware supply chains and other businesses.
The committee adopted the author’s A2 amendment and later voted to recommend the amended bill be re‑referred to the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee. The motion to move the bill was put by Sen. Frentz and carried by voice vote.
Testimony from independent retailers and manufacturers stressed economic…
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