Florida SB 1418: Soil and Groundwater Contamination

Bill Text

1418 
Testing of Cosmetics on Animals 
2026-01-08T04:02:39Z 
Citing this act as the “Sickles High School Ought to be a Law Cosmetic Animal Testing Act of 2026”; prohibiting manufacturers from using animal testing as part of the cosmetics manufacturing process; prohibiting manufacturers from repackaging, selling, holding, or offering for sale cosmetics that have been tested on animals; providing that manufacturers, upon issuance of a cosmetic manufacturer permit, consent to specified inspections by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2027-01-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1418 

 By Senator Polsky 

 30-01314-26 20261418__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the testing of cosmetics on 
 3 animals; providing a short title; amending s. 499.005, 
 4 F.S.; providing that it is unlawful for a person to 
 5 manufacture, repackage, sell, hold, or offer for sale 
 6 cosmetics that have been tested on animals as part of 
 7 the manufacturing process; creating s. 499.0095, F.S.; 
 8 prohibiting manufacturers from using animal testing as 
 9 part of the cosmetics manufacturing process; 
 10 prohibiting manufacturers from repackaging, selling, 
 11 holding, or offering for sale cosmetics that have been 
 12 tested on animals; providing exceptions; providing 
 13 that manufacturers, upon issuance of a cosmetic 
 14 manufacturer permit, consent to specified inspections 
 15 by the Department of Business and Professional 
 16 Regulation; providing a penalty for refusal to allow 
 17 such inspections; requiring holders of such permits to 
 18 submit to the department certain written documentation 
 19 by a specified date each year; providing for criminal 
 20 penalties; providing an administrative penalty; 
 21 providing for a cause of action by the department; 
 22 authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending 
 23 ss. 499.01, 499.003, and 499.0051, F.S.; conforming a 
 24 provision and cross-references to changes made by the 
 25 act; providing an effective date. 
 26 
 27 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 28 
 29 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Sickles High 
 30 School Ought to be a Law Cosmetic Animal Testing Act of 2026.” 
 31 Section 2. Present subsections (5) through (29) of section 
 32 499.005, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (6) 
 33 through (30), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to 
 34 that section, to read: 
 35 499.005 Prohibited acts.—It is unlawful for a person to 
 36 perform or cause the performance of any of the following acts in 
 37 this state: 
 38 (5) The manufacture, repackaging, sale, holding, or 
 39 offering for sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals 
 40 as part of the manufacturing process. 
 41 Section 3. Section 499.0095, Florida Statutes, is created 
 42 to read: 
 43 499.0095 Cosmetics tested on animals prohibited.— 
 44 (1)(a) A manufacturer may not use animal testing as part of 
 45 the process to manufacture cosmetics. 
 46 (b) A manufacturer may not repackage, sell, hold, or offer 
 47 for sale cosmetics that have been tested on animals. 
 48 (2) This section does not apply to the manufacturing of 
 49 cosmetics, or the repackaging, selling, holding, or offering for 
 50 sale of cosmetics, if animal testing of such products is: 
 51 (a) Required by federal law. 
 52 (b) Conducted to comply with the requirements of a foreign 
 53 regulatory authority or the laws of any foreign country. 
 54 (c) Conducted for purposes other than cosmetic purposes, 
 55 and the data collected from such testing is not used to evaluate 
 56 the safety or effectiveness of cosmetics sold in this state. 
 57 (3)(a) A manufacturer, upon issuance of a cosmetic 
 58 manufacturer permit pursuant to s. 499.01(2)(p), consents to the 
 59 department’s authorized officer or employee entering and 
 60 inspecting the premises on an annual basis to determine 
 61 compliance with this section and department rules, as 
 62 applicable. A refusal to allow an authorized officer or employee 
 63 of the department to enter the premises or to conduct an 
 64 inspection is a violation of s. 499.005(7) and is grounds for 
 65 disciplinary action pursuant to s. 499.066. 
 66 (b) By January 31 of each year, each holder of a cosmetic 
 67 manufacturer permit issued pursuant to s. 499.01 shall submit to 
 68 the department written documentation to verify his or her 
 69 compliance with this section. 
 70 (4)(a) A person who violates this section or s. 499.005 
 71 commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 
 72 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 
 73 (b) In addition to the criminal penalties imposed in 
 74 paragraph (a), a person who violates this section is subject to 
 75 an administrative penalty of $5,000 for each violation. Each day 
 76 the violation continues constitutes a separate violation. 
 77 Penalties collected pursua