California
AB 105: Under-16 tanning ban, additional warning signs; status – referred to Judiciary Committee; hearing scheduled for March 27; amended to under-18 ban.

Colorado
S-23: Requires doctor’s prescription for anyone under 18; status – referred to committee; reported out of committee; amended by Senate to require parental consent under 18; passed Senate; failed to pass House. Victory!

Connecticut
(1) Unnumbered bill proposed by attorney general; under-16 ban; to be introduced; dead for 2007 but could be added as an amendment to other legislation. Victory!

(2) CT S 883: Registration and regulation requirements; status – referred to committee; dead for 2007 as a stand-alone bill, but could be added as an amendment to other legislation. Victory!

Georgia
H.Res 425: Study committee to assess the need for restrictions; referred to committee; passed House; committee to meet this summer.

Indiana
S-288: would include Department of Health in oversight and regulation of industry; status – referred to committee; died in committee. Victory!

Maryland
(1) HB 887: under-14 ban; licensing and inspections; referred to committee; Economic Matters Committee hearing March 15. died in committee. Victory!

(2) SB 964: under-14 ban; licensing and inspections; Rules Committee hearing March 20; Died in Committee. Victory

Massachusetts
MA SD 223: under-16 ban; referred to committee; hearing June 13.

Michigan
H 4146: parental consent required for anyone under 18; larger warning signs to be posted in store. Status: referred to committee.

Mississippi
H-957: Under-14 ban, parental consent every 30 days; died in committee. Victory!

Nevada
AB 238: under-14 ban, parental consent for 12 sessions, parent has to be present; referred to committee; hearing March 28; died in House. Victory!

North Dakota
HB-1154: Under-16 ban; status –hearing, reported out of committee with recommended amendment to make an under-14 ban; amended to parental consent under the 18; passed House and Senate. Victory!

Ohio
HB 230: under-18 ban; referred to Committee.

Oregon
SB 340: under-14 ban; status - referred to committee; tabled in Committee but could resurface. Victory!

Pennsylvania
S. 406: licensing bill, under-14 ban; parent present each time; referred to Public Health Committee.

S. 407: Penalties for S.406

South Dakota
S 208: Under-18 ban; status – referred to committee; defeated in committee; resurrected in committee; amended to parental consent under 18; defeated in Senate. Victory!

Utah
SB 52: Parent present each visit for minors under 18; status – committee hearing: amended to require parent to come once each year; passed Senate; referred to committee in House; reported from committee and passed House. Victory!

Vermont
VT H 215: Under-18 ban; status – referred to committee; legislature adjourned without taking action. Victory!

Virginia
SB 1231: Doctor’s prescription for under-14, parent present for under-18; status – referred to committee; amended to require parental consent under 15; passed Senate and House. Victory!

Washington
2007 WA S 5580: Warning signs that read “Danger Ultraviolet Radiation. Repeated exposure may cause skin cancer;” status – referred to committee; died in committee. Victory!

Strength in Numbers
Fighting this kind of legislation gets very expensive, so isn’t it time you became an ITA member and supported the organization that continues to support you? “We’re committed to defending the industry, but we need your help,” said John Overstreet, ITA Executive Director. “Indoor tanning is how we all earn a living, so it’s up to us to protect it.”