GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 82

Short Title:  Amend Bedding Sanitation Law.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Bowman.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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February 18, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE BEDDING SANITATION LAW.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-261(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1)	'Bedding' means any mattress, upholstered spring, sleeping bag, pad, comforter, cushion, pillow, decorative pillow, and any other padded or stuffed item designed to be or commonly used for reclining or sleeping. This definition includes dual purpose furniture such as studio couches and sofa beds.  The term 'mattress' does not include water bed liners, bladders or cylinders unless they contain padding or stuffing."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1992.