---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals"
description: "Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals; punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for the first violation and not more than one thousand dollars per day if the violation continues; the attorney general may investigate and bring an action for violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4839"
citation: "New York S 4839 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BIAGGI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2022-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e29a799b-045f-4f6b-a87b-dd0835448f33"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4839"
source_hash: "4dc1273e66ea251344d133668f6fa7d27946094a46049ec71b2838bfcc9c0ee9"
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-ny"]
---

# New York S 4839 (2021-2022) — Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals

Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals; punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for the first violation and not more than one thousand dollars per day if the violation continues; the attorney general may investigate and bring an action for violations.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4839** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4839&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4839A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4839A)
3. **S4839B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4839B)

## Votes

- Consumer Protection Vote - Version: B — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **143–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BIAGGI — primary (person)
- ADDABBO — cosponsor (person)
- BOYLE — cosponsor (person)
- BRISPORT — cosponsor (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- CLEARE — cosponsor (person)
- COONEY — cosponsor (person)
- GOUNARDES — cosponsor (person)
- HELMING — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JORDAN — cosponsor (person)
- KAVANAGH — cosponsor (person)
- KRUEGER — cosponsor (person)
- MAYER — cosponsor (person)
- MYRIE — cosponsor (person)
- PALUMBO — cosponsor (person)
- REICHLIN-MELNICK — cosponsor (person)
- SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)
- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)
- SERRANO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** PRINT NUMBER 4839A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** PRINT NUMBER 4839B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-02** 1ST REPORT CAL.626
- **2022-03-03** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-03-07** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-10** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-10** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5653B
- **2022-05-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.499
- **2022-05-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-15** SIGNED CHAP.682 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e29a799b-045f-4f6b-a87b-dd0835448f33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).