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2021 SESSION
SB 1379 Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties.
Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties. Prohibits a cosmetics manufacturer from: (i) conducting or contracting for cosmetic animal testing that occurs in the Commonwealth on or after January 1, 2022, (ii)manufacturing or importing for profit into the Commonwealth any cosmetic or ingredient thereof, if the cosmetics manufacturer knew or reasonably should have known that the cosmetic or any component thereof was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing that was conducted on or after January 1, 2022; or (iii) beginning July 1, 2022, selling or offering for sale within the Commonwealth any cosmetic, if the cosmetics manufacturer knows or reasonably should know that the cosmetic or any component thereof was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing that was conducted on or after January 1, 2022. Violations are subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and an additional $1,000 for each day the violation continues. The bill preempts any local regulation on cosmetic animal testing.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102855D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103674D-S1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102855D
- 01/12/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/18/21 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 01/26/21 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/26/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103674D-S1
- 01/28/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/21 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21103674D-S1
- 01/29/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1379S1
- 02/01/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote