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 principally for reclining or sleeping. This definition includes only those items which have a thickness of more than one inch.  This definition also includes dual purpose furniture such as studio couches and sofa beds.  The term 'mattress' does not include water bed liners, bladders or cylinders but does include padding or cushioning material which has a thickness of more than one inch. 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