GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION

CHAPTER 223
HOUSE BILL 82

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.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of June, 1991.

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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives