Televisions and computer monitors contain lead, cadmium, and mercury, toxic materials that pose a threat to our environment and to human health. As technology improves and electronic equipment become obsolete, discarded devices mount up, and the hazardous substances in them can end up in our air and groundwater. LD #1892 broke ground by setting up a system for the responsible disposal of used TV’s and computers, and requiring manufacturers to bear some of the cost.

Votes / Roll Calls:

Date	Desc	Yea	Nay	No Vote	Absent	Total	Passed	Chamber
01/01/2004	Roll Call	3	2	0	1	6	1
Votes	Show Susan M. W. Austin Nay Margaret M. Craven Yea H. Sawin Millett Jr. Nay Anne C. Perry Yea Joseph C. Perry Sr. Absent Stephen S. Stanley Yea