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| Bill | Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties. | Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties. Prohibits a cosmetics manufacturer from: (i) conducting or contracting for cosmetic animal testing that occurs in the Commonwealth on or after January 1, 2022, (ii)manufacturing or importing for profit into the Commonwealth any cosmetic or ingredient thereof, if the cosmetics manufacturer knew or reasonably should have known that the cosmetic or any component thereof was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing that was conducted on or after January 1, 2022; or (iii) beginning July 1, 2022, selling or offering for sale within the Commonwealth any cosmetic, if the cosmetics manufacturer knows or reasonably should know that the cosmetic or any component thereof was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing that was conducted on or after January 1, 2022. Violations are subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and an additional $1,000 for each day the violation continues. The bill preempts any local regulation on cosmetic animal testing. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 2250 | Virginia HB 2250 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 2250 (2021) — Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties.
Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties. Prohibits a cosmetics manufacturer from: (i) conducting or contracting for cosmetic animal testing that occurs in the Commonwealth on or after January 1, 2022, (ii)manufacturing or importing for profit into the Commonwealth any cosmetic or ingredient thereof, if the cosmetics manufacturer knew or reasonably should have known that the cosmetic or any component thereof was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing that was conducted on or after January 1, 2022; or (iii) beginning July 1, 2022, selling or offering for sale within the Commonwealth any cosmetic, if the cosmetics manufacturer knows or reasonably should know that the cosmetic or any component thereof was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing that was conducted on or after January 1, 2022. Violations are subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and an additional $1,000 for each day the violation continues. The bill preempts any local regulation on cosmetic animal testing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0113 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 21103784D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2250ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102842D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N) — 16–6 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N) — 61–37 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N) — 10–5 (pass) · upper
- Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (22-Y 15-N) — 22–15 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kaye Kory — primary (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102842D
introduction - 2021-01-13 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
referral-committee - 2021-01-18 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2021-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2250)
- 2021-01-26 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-01-26 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 2021-01-28 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-01-28 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-28 Committee substitute printed 21103784D-H1
substitution - 2021-01-29 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (HB2250H1)
- 2021-02-01 Read second time
reading-2 - 2021-02-01 Committee substitute agreed to 21103784D-H1
- 2021-02-01 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2250H1
- 2021-02-02 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-02 VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
- 2021-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-02-03 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-15 Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-15 Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2021-02-16 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-19 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-19 Passed Senate (22-Y 15-N)
passage - 2021-02-24 Enrolled
- 2021-02-24 Signed by President
- 2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB2250ER)
- 2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- 2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-12 Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7f6bc498-17d3-449c-a049-1e15dbbd9055. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).