State Senate panel passes bill to ban people under 18 from using tanning beds
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
The bill's sponsor, state Sen. Ted Lieu, says too much exposure to ultraviolet rays, especially at a young age, can cause skin cancer. The bill must pass another committee before going to the full Senate. California's beleaguered indoor tanning industry, after being hit with a new federal tax, is fighting to hold on to a sizable piece of its clientele: teenagers.