Florida HB 1333: Donor Human Milk Bank Services

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HB 1333 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the testing of cosmetics on 2
animals; providing a short title; amending s. 499.005, 3
F.S.; providing that it is unlawful for a person to 4
manufacture, repackage, sell, hold, or offer for sale 5
cosmetics that have been tested on animals as part of 6
the manufacturing process; creating s. 499.0095, F.S.; 7
prohibiting manufacturers from using animal testing as 8
part of the cosmetics manufacturing process; 9
prohibiting manufacturers from repackaging, selling, 10
holding, or offering for sale cosmetics that have been 11
tested on animals; providing exceptions; providing 12
that manufacturers, upon issuance of a cosmetic 13
manufacturer permit, consent to specified inspections 14
by the Department of Business and Professional 15
Regulation; providing a penalty for refusal to allow 16
such inspections; requiring holders of such permits to 17
submit to the department certain written documentation 18
by a specified date each year; providing for criminal 19
penalties; providing an administrative penalty; 20
providing for a cause of action by the department; 21
authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending 22
ss. 499.01, 499.003, and 499.0051, F.S.; conforming a 23
provision and cross-references to changes made by the 24
act; providing an effective date. 25

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Sickles High 29
School Ought to be a Law Cosmetic Animal Testing Act of 2026." 30
Section 2. Present subsections (5) through (29) of section 31
499.005, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (6) 32
through (30), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to 33
that section, to read: 34
499.005 Prohibited acts.—It is unlawful for a person to 35
perform or cause the performance of any of the following acts in 36
this state: 37
(5) The manufacture, repackaging, sale, holding, or 38
offering for sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals 39
as part of the manufacturing process. 40
Section 3. Section 499.0095, Florida Statutes, is created 41
to read: 42
499.0095 Cosmetics tested on animals prohibited.— 43
(1)(a) A manufacturer may not use animal testing as part 44
of the process to manufacture cosmetics. 45
(b) A manufacturer may not repackage, sell, hold, or offer 46
for sale cosmetics that have been tested on animals. 47
(2) This section does not apply to the manufacturing of 48
cosmetics, or the repackaging, selling, holding, or offering for 49
sale of cosmetics, if animal testing of such products is: 50

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(a) Required by federal law. 51
(b) Conducted to comply with the requirements of a foreign 52
regulatory authority or the laws of any foreign country. 53
(c) Conducted for purposes other than cosmetic purposes, 54
and the data collected from such testing is not used to evaluate 55
the safety or effectiveness of cosmetics sold in this state. 56
(3)(a) A manufacturer, upon issuance of a cosmetic 57
manufacturer permit pursuant to s. 499.01(2)(p), consents to the 58
department's authorized officer or employee entering and 59
inspecting the premises on an annual basis to determine 60
compliance with this section and department rules, as 61
applicable. A refusal to allow an authorized officer or employee 62
of the department to enter the premises or to conduct an 63
inspection is a violation of s. 499.005(7) and is grounds for 64
disciplinary action pursuant to s. 499.066. 65
(b) By January 31 of each year, each holder of a cosmetic 66
manufacturer permit issued pursuant to s. 499.01 shall submit to 67
the department written documentation to verify his or her 68
compliance with this section. 69
(4)(a) A person who violates this section or s. 499.005 70
commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 71
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 72
(b) In addition to the criminal penalties imposed in 73
paragraph (a), a person who violates this section is subject to 74
an administrative penalty of $5,000 for each violation. Each day 75

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the violation continues constitutes a separate violation. 76
Penalties collected pursuant to this paragraph are payable to 77
the department to be deposited into the Professional Regulation 78
Trust Fund for the sole purpose of carrying out this section. 79
(c) In addition to other penalties, the