---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals."
description: "Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1726"
citation: "New Jersey S 1726 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL", "ANIMALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lagana, Joseph A.", "Pou, Nellie", "Swain, Lisa", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05271acc-c991-4c00-b45f-05390d31e009"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f132432ceaadccd378d944de05898a044bd6e341d593410748bb3116a434009b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 1726 (219) — Prohibits sale of cosmetic products that have been tested on animals.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2000/1726_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2000/1726_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A795 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-1) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.272. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05271acc-c991-4c00-b45f-05390d31e009`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).