To prescribe certain requirements for automatic garage door opening systems.

Summary

Deems certain provisions of this Act to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under specified provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation of an automatic garage door opening system for a residential building, including an attached or unattached garage, which does not: (1) conform to a specified Underwriters Laboratories standard; and (2) include an optical sensor or other device found to provide equivalent protection from entrapment. Requires labeling on the packaging and on the system indicating the month and year of manufacture. Requires manufacturers, through warranty registration lists, to notify owners of systems, regardless of date of manufacture, of entrapment hazards.

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