New York S 2057: Enacts the "beauty justice act"

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S02057 Summary:

BILL NOS02057B

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SAME ASSAME AS A02054-B

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSRRIVERA, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BASKIN, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY,
 FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU,
 MARTINS, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, ROLISON, RYAN C, RYAN S,
 SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, SUTTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 37 Title 12 §§37-1201 - 37-1207, amd §71-3703, En Con L

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Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products.

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BILL NOS02057B

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/02/20251ST REPORT CAL.621

04/03/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/07/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2057A

06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/12/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

03/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.646

03/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/30/2026AMENDED 2057B

03/30/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/21/2026PASSED SENATE

04/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/22/2026referred to ways and means

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2057--B
 Cal. No. 646

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. WEBB, RIVERA, ADDABBO, BASKIN, BRISPORT, BROUK,
 BYNOE, CLEARE, COMRIE, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES,
 HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MARTINS, MAY,
 MAYER, OBERACKER, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, C. RYAN, SALAZAR, SANDERS,
 SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
 vation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
 second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- recom-
 mitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance
 with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,
 ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered
 to a third reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its
 place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
 regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "beauty justice act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. Thousands of chemicals are used
 4 in cosmetics and personal care products. Some of these chemicals are
 5 associated with asthma, allergies, hormone disruption, neurodevelopmen-
 6 tal problems, infertility, even cancer. Exposure to personal care and
 7 cosmetic products typically begins in infancy, with products such as
 8 baby shampoo, lotion, and diaper cream, and continues throughout their
 9 lifespan. According to the Environmental Working Group, "on average,
 10 women use 12 personal care products a day, exposing themselves to 168
 11 chemical ingredients. Men use six, exposing themselves to 85 unique
 12 chemicals."
 13 Further, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted an eight-
 14 year study of over 46,000 women who used permanent hair dyes and
 15 straighteners. They found that women of color who regularly used dyes

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01853-11-6

 S. 2057--B 2

 1 and straighteners had a 45 percent higher breast cancer risk. White
 2 women faced a 7 percent higher breast cancer risk.
 3 European Union countries prohibit (with few exceptions) substances
 4 classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or