HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3340 FILED ON: 1/14/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2304
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Martin J. Walsh
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Relative to Floor Finishing Products.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Martin J. Walsh
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13th Suffolk
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to Floor Finishing Products.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection:
FLOOR FINISHING PRODUCTS
Section 288A
Sections 288A – 288B apply to the sale or for use, and use of flammable and combustible floor finishing products.
Section
288B
Definitions
W
ood Floor Finishing Product.
Any liquid or mixture used for any floor finishing operation, or formulated, marke
ted or otherwise intended for such use
Wood Floor Finishing Operation.
The sanding of and application of any penetrating sealant or
liquid coating that forms a hardened film to the surface of a wood floor, thereby altering the wood surface
Section
288C
General
Prohibitions.
It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale or use
lacquer sealers
with a flashpoint below
100 degrees Fahrenheit for commercial wood floor finishing operations.
It shall be unlawful to use any wood floor finishing products
with a flashpoint below
100 degrees Fahrenheit for commercial wood floor finishing operations.
