Maine Senate Unanimously Approves BPA Ban (FU LePage part 2)

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http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineHeadlineNews/tabid/968/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3479/ItemId/15968/Default.aspx

The vote today, and a similarly strong vote for the measure last week in the Maine House, would be enough to override a gubernatorial veto.

The Maine Senate today voted unanimously to begin phasing out the chemical bidphenol-A, or BPA, from children's products such as baby bottles and sippy cups, the Lewiston Sun Journal reports. The vote follows a strong endorsement for the bill in the Maine House, which approved it last week by a vote of 145-3.

The ban, proposed under Maine's Kid-Safe Products Act, was initially opposed by Gov. Paul LePage, who made national headlines when he joked that the worst effect of the chemical would be to cause women to grow "little beards." LePage later dropped his opposition.

The governor can veto the legislation, but with such strong approval in both chambers, a gubernatorial veto would likely be overridden, a process that requires a two-thirds majority vote in the Legislature. LePage can also let the bill become law without his signature.

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veto proof

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