Cosmetic safety.
Summary
Existing law, commencing January 1, 2025, prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of several specified intentionally added ingredients except under specified circumstances. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2027, expand that prohibition by adding specified banned ingredients.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
Assembly Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Feb 7, 2023
Signed Oct 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Sep 6, 2023
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Oct 8, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Sep 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2387.).
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 7).
upper
May 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.Q.
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 823.)
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 14).
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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