SB 1642 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Cosmetics; animal testing prohibited, penalty.

Summary
Prohibits a cosmetics manufacturer from selling a cosmetic for which such manufacturer or a cosmetics supplier conducted or contracted for a cosmetics animal test, defined in the bill, with certain exceptions. The bill also authorizes any retailer found to be selling a cosmetic for which a cosmetics animal test was conducted to sell any remaining stock of such product for 180 days after learning that a cosmetics animal test was conducted for the product, but prohibits such retailer from restocking, purchasing, or acquiring any additional inventory of such cosmetic. The bill authorizes the attorney for the Commonwealth in the jurisdiction in which a violation occurs to bring a civil action in the appropriate circuit court for injunctive relief and subjects any cosmetics manufacturer who violates such prohibitions to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and an additional $1,000 for each day the violation continues. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 Last action Feb 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2019

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Jan 23, 2019
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1642E
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104530D
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors