CA SB236 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 598, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 598, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108985) to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to cosmetics.
Title
Cosmetics: chemical hair relaxers.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB236 Weber Pierson Concurrence (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Assembly - SB 236 Weber Pierson Senate Third Reading By Elhawary (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Special Consent SB236 Weber Pierson (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Assembly - SB 236 Weber Pierson Senate Third Reading By Elhawary (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Special Consent SB236 Weber Pierson (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 598, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-11 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2901.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-08 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2997.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-17 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 15). |
| 2025-07-02 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-25 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. |
| 2025-06-05 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and JUD. |
| 2025-05-29 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1323.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1192.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Set for hearing May 19. |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 938.) (April 29). |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 866.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt. |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Set for hearing April 23. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1. |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Safety Code | 108985 | New Code | See Bill Text |
