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AB 496 — Cosmetic safety.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 441, Statutes of 2023.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on October 08, 2023.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Existing law, commencing January 1, 2025, prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of several specified intentionally added ingredients except under specified circumstances. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2027, expand that prohibition by adding specified banned ingredients.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 10/08/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2023
- Enrolled 09/08/23 - Enrolled pdf September 08, 2023
- Amended 03/08/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 08, 2023
- Introduced 02/07/23 - Introduced pdf February 07, 2023
- AB496 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 441, Statutes of 2023.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2387.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 7).
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Referred to Com. on E.Q.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 823.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 14).
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Coauthors revised.
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Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Friedman · Primary
- Alex Lee · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Friedman
Co-sponsors (1)
- Lee, Alex Democratic
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Newman | — | Yea |
| Min | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Allen, Benjamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Blakespear, Catherine S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Susan | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarado-Gil, Marie | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Yea |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Allen, Benjamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Boerner Horvath | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Essayli | — | Not Voting |
| McCarty | — | Not Voting |
| Mathis | — | Not Voting |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Not Voting |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Not Voting |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Not Voting |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 496 do?
- Existing law, commencing January 1, 2025, prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of several specified intentionally added ingredients except under specified circumstances. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2027, expand that prohibition by adding specified banned ingredients.
- Who sponsors AB 496?
- AB 496 is sponsored by Friedman and Lee, Alex (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 496?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.
- Where can I track AB 496?
- Track AB 496 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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