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Senate passes "Beauty Justice" bill to restrict toxic chemicals in personal-care products
Summary
The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Julia Salazar and Senator Liz Krueger (floor remarks by Senator Web b) to require a state list of restricted chemicals in personal care and cosmetics and tasks regulators with limiting products containing known harmful substances; vote was 53-6.
The New York State Senate passed legislation on June 11, 2025, commonly referred to on the floor as the "Beauty Justice Act," a bill sponsored in the Senate by Senator Julia Salazar (introduced in this session as senate print 20 57 a) to limit toxic chemicals in personal care products and cosmetics.
Senator Julia Salazar and Senator Julia Webb (sponsor on the floor) framed the bill as a public-health effort to protect vulnerable groups from repeated exposure to toxic ingredients. "Dangerous chemicals are in personal care products that we use every day," Webb said on the floor, citing formaldehyde, parabens and PFAS among chemicals she said are linked to cancer and hormone disruption. She described the bill as establishing a list of restricted substances to reduce exposure and address environmental-health equity.
Nut graf: Backers said the bill would require New York state to create and maintain a list of chemicals restricted in personal-care and cosmetics, citing known health risks and disproportionate exposure in some communities. Opponents registered recorded votes against the bill on policy and regulatory grounds; the Senate announced the final roll-call as Ayes 53, Nays 6.
On the floor, Webb invoked public-health concerns and equity, arguing the bill would protect pregnant people and communities of color who face disproportionate exposures. Senator Krueger echoed support and urged colleagues to back the measure. The transcript shows the Senate recorded a roll-call vote late in the session with 53 senators voting in the affirmative and six voting in the negative; the negative votes the clerk named on the floor included Senators Ashby, Barella, Chan, O'Mara, Ort and White.
What passed: The Senate adopted the bill, which (per the floor caption) would enact changes in the Environmental Conservation Law (the bill caption read as an enactment of the Environmental Conservation Law). The statute and implementing regulations will define the list of restricted substances, the timeline for regulation and enforcement mechanisms; those details will be set by the implementing agency after the bill becomes law.
Why it matters: The bill aims to reduce widespread daily exposures to substances cited on the floor as linked to cancer, reproductive and developmental harms. Supporters called it a public-health and environmental-equity measure; opponents argued regulatory reach and economic impact concerns.
What’s next: With Senate passage the bill moves to the Assembly (if not already passed there) and then to the governor’s desk for signature or veto. Implementing rules and the agency-level list of restricted substances would be the next steps if the bill becomes law.
