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Senate Commerce Committee Statement — Senate Bill No. 2275 (New Jersey, June 8, 2026)

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Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 2275 with committee amendments, State of New Jersey, dated June 8, 2026, reporting favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2275. As amended, the bill requires manufacturers of final hair products to test and certify whether the product meets standards for measured toxicity of carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, and volatile organic compounds. For a violation, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs may issue a warning or an order to comply, levy a civil administrative penalty, provide an opportunity to cure, or notify the public. The committee amended the bill to remove the ban on carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, flame resistant chemicals, and volatile organic compounds in certain hair products.

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“Senate Commerce Committee Statement — Senate Bill No. 2275 (New Jersey, June 8, 2026).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2026-06-08-scm-s2275-s1-8cf43c7ebc/, SHA-256 65b3e19f6170f193bc8bd17a70017e650535a864f99f058cdc511b3608dcf621.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                     STATEMENT TO

                   SENATE, No. 2275
                    with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                        DATED: JUNE 8, 2026

    The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2275.
    As amended, this bill requires manufacturers of final hair products
to test and certify whether the product meets standards for measured
toxicity of carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, and volatile organic
compounds.
    The bill defines final hair product to mean a hair product that is
specifically intended to be worn by people on their heads, using one or
more synthetic hair fiber that undergoes further processing or
treatments, and that is packaged for sale to individuals in the State.
    Under the bill, a manufacturer of a final hair product is required to
test its product to assess the measured toxicity of intentionally added
chemicals as distinguished from trace quantity of chemicals and certify
as to the testing. The bill requires a manufacturer of a final hair
product to certify as to the test results and provide that certification to
any person or entity that is purchasing the product from the
manufacturer.
    The bill provides that a manufacturer of a final hair product that
violates the bill’s provisions, including if the manufacturer sells a final
hair product without the required certification, or a person or entity
who sells a final hair product without receiving the certification from
the manufacturer of the product who sold the product to the person or
entity may be subject to the penalties and consumer protections arising
from deceptive business practices, false or misleading advertising, and
any other unlawful practice prohibited by the consumer fraud act.
    Under the bill, for any violation that the Director of the Division of
Consumer Affairs finds to have occurred, the director may issue a
warning or an order to comply, levy a civil administrative penalty,
provide an opportunity to cure, or notify the public of a particular
product not being in compliance with the bill’s requirements.
    This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2026-2027 session
pending technical review. As amended and reported, the bill includes
the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
    The committee amended the bill to:
    (1) remove the ban on carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, flame
resistant chemicals, and volatile organic compounds in certain hair
products;
    (2) require testing and certification as to the level of measured
toxicity of carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, and volatile organic
compounds;
    (3) add certain penalties and remedies for violations of the bill’s
provisions; and
    (4) add various definitions.

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