HB 930 — HEALTH/LDH: Eliminates the requirement for the Louisiana Department of Health to register cosmetic products

HLSENROLLED 26RS-990 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

930 BY REPRESENTATIVE COATES HEALTH/LDH:AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Eliminates the requirement for the Louisiana Department of Health to register cosmetic products AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

(4) A cottage cosmetic facility shall register and collect any local sales and use taxes that are applicable to the sale of cosmetics as evidenced bya current sales tax certificate issued to the seller bytheby the sales and use tax collector for the parish in which the sales occur.

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(2) Manufacture anyproductany product that makes claims to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease, or that affects the structure or functionfunctionof of the human body with meaning provided by federal law.

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If vetoed bythe governorand subsequentlyapprovedsubsequentlyapprovedbythe bythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.

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[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 930 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Coates Abstract:

Provides for the elimination of the requirement for manufacturers, packers, or proprietors of cosmetics in package form to register with the La.

Dept.

of Health (LDH).

Present law provides for manufacturers, packers, or proprietors of processed foods, proprietary or patent medicines, prophylactic devices, and cosmetics, in package form, to register each separate and distinct product annuallywith LDH.

Proposed law removes the registration requirement for cosmetics.

Proposed law exempts cottage cosmetic facilities from the permit requirements, fees, and routine inspections otherwise required if the owner's gross sales do not exceed $100,000.

Proposed law requires a cottage cosmetic facilityto be registered to collect applicable local sales and use taxes and to maintain a current sales tax certificate.

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930 Proposed law defines a cottage cosmetic facility as an entity that manufactures, packs, or holdscosmeticproductsfordistribution,islocatedinaprivateresidenceinthestate,andhas total gross annual wholesale sales not exceedingone hundred thousand dollars per calendar year.

Proposedlawprovidesthatacosmeticthatispermanent,injectable,orcomesincontactwith aperson'smucusmembraneoftheeyedoesnotqualifyfortheexceptionprovidedtocottage facilities in proposed law.

Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.

(Amends R.S.

40:627(A);

Adds R.S.

40:624.1 and 628(E)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed byHouse Committee on Health and Welfare to the original bill:

1.

Clarify that a cottage facility that sells cosmetics directly to consumers is not prohibited from qualifying for the exception provided for in proposed law.

2.

Provide that a cosmetic that is permanent, injectable, or comes in contact with a person's mucus membrane of the eye does not qualify for the exception provided to cottage facilities in proposed law.

3.

Make technical corrections.