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Sets Safety Standards for Retractable Awnings
Recent Bills/Sets Safety Standards for Retractable Awnings

Sets Safety Standards for Retractable Awnings

IntroducedMarch 3, 2025
Passed House1 year ago
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Sitting in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
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Why This Matters

This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish safety standards for retractable awnings to prevent injuries and deaths.

If you own a retractable awning, new safety standards will be in place within 18 months to protect against unexpected openings.
Who this affects
Homeowners · Businesses
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1The Consumer Product Safety Commission must create safety standards for retractable awnings within 18 months of this bill becoming law.
  2. 2These standards aim to reduce the risk of serious injuries or deaths caused by awnings unexpectedly opening.
  3. 3The bill requires the Commission to identify specific types of retractable awnings that need regulation.
  4. 4The new safety standards will be treated as official consumer product safety rules.
Read the detailed summary

Awning Safety Act of 2025This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue a consumer product safety standard for fixed and freestanding retractable awnings. Specifically, the CPSC must issue a standard to protect against the risk of death or serious injury associated with the awnings, including the risk of death or serious injury related to the awning unexpectedly opening and striking a person while removing the bungee tie-downs for the cover of the awning.

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IntroducedMar 3, 2025
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HouseJun 23, 2025
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Sitting in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Most bills stop at this point and never get a vote.

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Donald Trump
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