SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Senate passed a state-wide ban on the sale of mattresses and upholstered furniture containing fiberglass and other toxic flame retardant chemicals. The bill passed on a bipartisan vote of 35 – 3.
The legislation, Assembly Bill 1059, authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), now heads to the state Assembly for a concurrence vote. If enacted, the ban would take effect on January 1, 2027.