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Assembly passes bill requiring ingredient disclosure and warning labels for hair relaxers
Summary
The Assembly passed a bill amending consumer protection provisions of the general business law to require hair-relaxer products to list ingredients and include warning labels; sponsor Miss Heinemann framed the measure as addressing cancer risk and the bill passed on a recorded vote (Ayes 146, Noes 0).
The Assembly passed a bill (calendar item called by the clerk) to require ingredient disclosure and warning labels on hair-relaxer products after the sponsor explained the rationale on the floor.
Assembly Member Heinemann, explaining her vote, urged the chamber to put manufacturers on notice and described scientific concerns associated with long-term use. She said that ingredient and warning labels are necessary because "this prolonged usage could be detrimental to your health," and framed the change as consumer protection aimed at communities that may be disproportionately affected.
Assembly Member Walsh added a personal note of support, describing family experience with hair relaxer issues and endorsing the bill's consumer-warning provisions. The clerk announced the recorded tally as "Ayes, 146; Noes, 0," and the bill was declared passed.
