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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 SB 1379 Virginia SB 1379 (2021)
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Virginia SB 1379 (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.

  1. CHAP0114 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21103674D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102855D (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB1379ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (60-Y 39-N) — 5939 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N) — 105 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) — 2712 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 7-N) — 147 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) — 2415 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce — 00 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jennifer B. Boysko — primary (person)
  • William M. Stanley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102855D introduction
  • 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2021-01-18 Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals referral-committee
  • 2021-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (SB1379)
  • 2021-01-25 Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-26 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-26 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-26 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-26 Committee substitute printed 21103674D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-01-29 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-01-29 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-01-29 Committee substitute agreed to 21103674D-S1
  • 2021-01-29 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1379S1
  • 2021-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB1379S1)
  • 2021-02-01 Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-01 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-01 Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N) passage
  • 2021-02-05 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-05 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
  • 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce
  • 2021-02-11 Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-15 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-16 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-16 Passed House (60-Y 39-N) passage
  • 2021-02-16 VOTE: Passage (60-Y 39-N)
  • 2021-02-19 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-19 Impact statement from DPB (SB1379ER)
  • 2021-02-22 Signed by President
  • 2021-02-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-02-24 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
  • 2021-02-24 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-12 Approved by Governor-Chapter 114 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9a6e3eb2-3897-45a5-a934-e1c90a4ca97f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).