HB 122 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Cosmetic products; manufacturing or sale with certain ingredients prohibited.

Summary

Manufacturing or sale of cosmetic products with certain ingredients prohibited. Prohibits any person from manufacturing, selling, delivering, offering for sale, or using in connection with a consumer transaction any cosmetic product that contains certain ingredients that are listed in the bill. The bill exempts retailers that do not (i) manufacture cosmetics containing prohibited ingredients or (ii) knowingly sell or offer for sale cosmetics containing prohibited ingredients. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and specifies that its provisions do not apply to or restrict the continued sale by a retailer of cosmetics in existing inventory before July 1, 2026. This bill incorporates HB 864.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 2, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an Enrolled version to a House Substitute version, which primarily involved adjusting the layout and adding substitute-specific headers. The substantive policy content, including the list of prohibited fraudulent practices and the new cosmetic safety regulations, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated to reflect a House Substitute amendment, including the addition of substitute headers and line numbering, while the actual legislative text and policy provisions were not altered.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 6, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 910 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB122ER)

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments agreed to by House (73-Y 26-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Delegate Keys-Gamarra Floor amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced

Floor offered Delegate Keys-Gamarra Amendment

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

lower

Jan 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors