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

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A Senate Commerce Committee statement to the Senate on Senate Bill No. 2275, State of New Jersey, dated June 8, 2026, reporting the bill favorably with committee amendments. As amended, the bill requires manufacturers of final hair products, made with synthetic hair fiber and packaged for sale in the State, to test for measured toxicity of carcinogens, reproductive toxicants, and volatile organic compounds and to certify the results to purchasers. Selling such a product without the certification may bring penalties under the consumer fraud act, and the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs may issue a warning or order to comply, levy a civil administrative penalty, or notify the public. The amendments removed a ban on those chemicals and flame resistant chemicals in certain hair products.

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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. 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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