SB1642
Cosmetics; animal testing prohibited, penalty.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Cosmetics animal testing products; prohibition; penalty.
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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104530D
- 01/09/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/17/2019 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/21/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2019 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/22/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/22/2019 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/22/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1642E
- 01/22/2019 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 19104530D-E
- 01/23/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/23/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/29/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/29/2019 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1642E)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/11/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/11/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
