# Virginia HB122: Cosmetic products; manufacturing or sale with certain ingredients prohibited.

Virginia HB122, Cosmetic products; manufacturing or sale with certain ingredients prohibited., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB122
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cosmetic products; manufacturing or sale with certain ingredients prohibited.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-02
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910)
- Sponsor: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (272 yes, 50 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Manufacturing or sale of cosmetic products with certain ingredients prohibited. Prohibits any person from manufacturing, selling, delivering, offering for sale, or using in connection with a consumer transaction any cosmetic product that contains certain ingredients that are listed in the bill. The bill exempts retailers that do not (i) manufacture cosmetics containing prohibited ingredients or (ii) knowingly sell or offer for sale cosmetics containing prohibited ingredients. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and specifies that its provisions do not apply to or restrict the continued sale by a retailer of cosmetics in existing inventory before July 1, 2026. This bill incorporates HB 864.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger ingredient protections for cosmetics shoppers: benefit, medium. Virginia bans making, selling, delivering, offering for sale, or using cosmetics in consumer transactions when listed ingredients are deliberately added. The list includes specified phthalates, formaldehyde-related ingredients, mercury, parabens, phenylenediamines, and PFAS. Unavoidable traces from…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House | pass | 73 | 26 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 76 | 22 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 20 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 9 | 1 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 910 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB122) (House)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB122ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senate amendments agreed to by House (73-Y 26-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB122) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House)
- 2026-02-13: Delegate Keys-Gamarra Floor amendment agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-13: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Floor Offered (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107393D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Incorporates HB864 (Cousins) (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB122) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House)
- 2026-01-02: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104181D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224559.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224558.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210596.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210595.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201062.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196391.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194952.HTML)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147160.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147159.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143120.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138980.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138979.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132715.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132714.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131499.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082470.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082469.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224559.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224558.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210596.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210595.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201062.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196391.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194952.HTML)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147160.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147159.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143120.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138980.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138979.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132715.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132714.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131499.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082470.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082469.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB122-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).