Virginia House Bill 2250 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 12 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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.

Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

Del. Mark Levine [D]

2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 15-N) (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N) (Y: 62 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)
2021-03-12		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-26		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-26	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
2021-02-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2250ER)
2021-02-24	House	Enrolled
2021-02-19	Senate	Passed Senate (22-Y 15-N)
2021-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-18	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2021-02-15	Senate	Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-02	House	VOTE: Passage (62-Y 37-N)
2021-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House (62-Y 37-N)
2021-02-01	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2250H1
2021-02-01	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103784D-H1
2021-02-01	House	Read second time
2021-01-29	House	Read first time
2021-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 21103784D-H1
2021-01-28	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
2021-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
2021-01-18	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102842D

HB2250 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB1379 (Same As) 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)
SB1379 (Same As) 2021-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0114)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	1	571	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	575	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2250
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2250+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2250H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2250ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0113+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2250F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2250FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2250FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1401C0030+HB2250
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H14C0094+HB2250
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1338+HB2250
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02C0082+HB2250
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02V0002+HB2250
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S01V0004+HB2250
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0174HB2250+HB2250
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0224HB2250+HB2250