SENATE DOCKET, NO. 832 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 949
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia D.
Jehlen
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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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Patricia D.
Jehlen
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Second Middlesex
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Susan C. Tucker
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Second Essex and Middlesex
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Brian A. Joyce
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Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
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Martin J. Walsh
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13th Suffolk
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.
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26th Middlesex
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Mark V. Falzone
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9th Essex
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Marie P. St. Fleur
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5th
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 flammab
le and combustible floor finishing products.
Section 288B
Definitions
Wood Floor Finishing Product. Any liquid or mixture used for any floor finishing operation, or formulated, marketed 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 o
r 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 use in wood flo
or finishing operations.
