In Brief: California environmental marketing bill

California environmental marketing bill: SB 426 moves to floor of state senate after clearing Senate Appropriations Committee April 25. Introduced Feb. 15 by Sen. Tim Leslie (R-Carnelian Bay), the bill would eliminate the definitions of advertising claims such as "ozone friendly," "biodegradable," "photodegradable," "recyclable" and "recycled" that are included in California's Business and Professions code ("The Rose Sheet" March 13, p. 1). The measure is currently on a "consent type of calendar," which means that it will have no significant fiscal impact, staffers say. SB 426 passed the state senate's Senate Business and Professions Committee by a 6-3 vote April 3...