AB 60: Cosmetic safety. - California

09/11/25 - Enrolled → 10/07/25 - Chaptered · 3 edits · Oct 7, 2025

MINOR

This diff reflects the transition of AB 60 from its enrolled form to its chaptered (enacted) form after the Governor signed it on October 7, 2025. No substantive policy changes were made; the differences are limited to formatting, authentication language, page numbering, and the addition of the chapter number (Chapter 432) and approval date.

TECHNICAL

Added 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header and 'CHAPTER 432' designation, replacing the enrolled bill's passage-date and clerk-signature block.

Page headers changed from 'AB 60' with page 94 references to 'Ch. 432' with page 93 references throughout the document.

TIMELINE

Added the Governor's approval date: 'Approved by Governor October 7, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 7, 2025.'

10/07/25 - Chaptered → AB60 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions. The diff reflects a change in document format from the official chaptered bill text (plain legislative document) to a web page rendering of the same bill on the California Legislature website. All policy content - banned ingredient lists, musk ketone concentration limits, boric acid suppository provisions, and the SB 39 coordination mechanism - is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from an official chaptered bill text into a web page layout, adding website navigation elements (skip to content, home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login, search fields, version dropdown, and links to votes, history, analysis, and status pages). The underlying legislative text is unchanged.

09/03/25 - Amended Senate → 09/11/25 - Enrolled · 3 edits · Sep 11, 2025

MINOR

The transition from the Amended Senate version to the Enrolled version of AB 60 involves only procedural and formatting changes. The bill was passed by the Assembly on September 9, 2025 and by the Senate on September 8, 2025, and is now in enrolled form awaiting the Governor's signature. No substantive policy changes were made to the text of the legislation between these two versions.

TECHNICAL

Added passage dates: Passed the Assembly September 9, 2025 and Passed the Senate September 8, 2025, along with lines for the Chief Clerk, Secretary of the Senate, Private Secretary of the Governor, and Governor's approval date.

Removed amendment history headers (Amended in Senate September 3, July 3; Amended in Assembly March 24, March 3) and the original introduction date of December 2, 2024.

Removed line-number tracking markup (e.g., 'line 1', 'line 2') that was used to identify changes from prior amendment versions, and removed the vote/appropriation/fiscal committee/state-mandated local program summary lines.

07/03/25 - Amended Senate → 09/03/25 - Amended Senate · 5 edits · Sep 3, 2025

MODERATE

AB 60 was amended to add a new subdivision (f) requiring a specific warning label on vaginal suppository products containing boric acid starting January 1, 2027, and banning such products entirely by January 1, 2035. The bill also adds Section 2.5 and Section 3 to incorporate amendments proposed by Senate Bill 39 into the same Health and Safety Code section, with operative conditions requiring both bills to be enacted and AB 60 to be enacted last.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a straightforward ban on listed cosmetic ingredients to also include regulation of boric acid vaginal suppositories (warning label requirement and eventual ban), and it now serves as a vehicle to incorporate SB 39 amendments into the same statutory section, creating an inter-bill coordination mechanism.

REQUIREMENT

New subdivision (f) requires vaginal suppository products containing intentionally added boric acid to display a detailed warning label on the product starting January 1, 2027. The warning covers health risks, contraindications for pregnancy and nursing, condom compatibility, and instructions to seek medical help if swallowed.

TIMELINE

New prohibition effective January 1, 2035 banning the manufacture, sale, delivery, holding, or offer for sale of vaginal suppository products containing intentionally added boric acid.

SCOPE

New Section 2.5 amends Section 108980 of the Health and Safety Code to incorporate additional changes proposed by Senate Bill 39, expanding the bill's reach beyond its original ingredient ban list.

TECHNICAL

New Section 3 sets operative conditions for Section 2.5: both AB 60 and SB 39 must be enacted and effective on or before January 1, 2026, both must amend Section 108980, and AB 60 must be enacted after SB 39. If these conditions are met, Section 2.5 becomes operative and the original Section 2 does not.

DEFINITION

In subdivision (c)(2), the sentence 'This subdivision does not apply to oral products' was removed, leaving only the definition of oral products. The practical effect is unchanged since the 0 percent limit for oral products in (c)(1) already prohibits musk ketone in those products.

03/24/25 - Amended Assembly → 07/03/25 - Amended Senate · 3 edits · Jul 3, 2025

MINOR

The Senate amendment to AB 60 (Musk Reduction Act) makes two substantive changes: it corrects a double-negative drafting error in subdivision (a) and adds an explicit '0 percent' musk ketone threshold for oral products to the list of limits. The fiscal committee vote was also changed from 'yes' to 'no.' These changes clarify that oral products are subject to a zero-tolerance standard for musk ketone, making the prohibition more visible in the statutory text.

REQUIREMENT

Added an explicit '0 percent in oral products' threshold for musk ketone to the list of limits in subdivision (c)(1), making the zero-tolerance standard for oral products directly visible in the main text rather than relying solely on the exemption language in subsection (2).

TECHNICAL

Corrected a double-negative drafting error in subdivision (a) from 'no a person or entity shall not manufacture' to 'a person or entity shall not manufacture,' fixing the grammar so the prohibition reads correctly.

FISCAL

The fiscal committee vote was changed from 'yes' to 'no,' indicating the bill no longer carries a fiscal note requiring legislative oversight of state spending.

12/02/24 - Introduced → 03/03/25 - Amended Assembly · 7 edits · Mar 3, 2025

MODERATE

AB 60 was transformed from a bill that only expressed the Legislature's intent to restrict musk chemicals into a full substantive regulation called the Musk Reduction Act. The amended version adds detailed prohibitions on specific cosmetic ingredients with staggered effective dates (January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2027), outright bans on four musk chemicals, concentration limits for musk ketone, and a trace quantity safe harbor provision.

SCOPE

The bill now has a short title (Musk Reduction Act) and amends Section 108980 of the Health and Safety Code with actual regulatory text, rather than merely stating legislative intent.

REQUIREMENT

Added a list of 13 banned ingredients effective January 1, 2025, including phthalates (dibutyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate), formaldehyde and related compounds, mercury, parabens, phenylenediamines, and multiple PFAS compounds.

Added a list of 30 banned ingredients effective January 1, 2027, including four specific musk chemicals: musk ambrette, musk tibetene, musk moskene, and musk xylene, along with boron substances, dyes, and other chemicals.

Added concentration limits for musk ketone effective January 1, 2027: maximum 1.4 percent in fine fragrance products, 0.56 percent in eau de toilette, and 0.042 percent in all other cosmetic products.

Added a trace quantity safe harbor: technically unavoidable trace amounts of banned ingredients resulting from impurities, manufacturing processes, storage, or packaging migration do not constitute a violation.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption for oral products (cosmetics intended to be applied on teeth or mucous membranes of the oral cavity) from the musk ketone concentration limits.

TIMELINE

The original bill had no effective date since it only expressed intent. The amended version establishes two compliance deadlines: January 1, 2025 for the first list of banned ingredients and January 1, 2027 for the second list and musk ketone limits.

03/03/25 - Amended Assembly → 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MINOR

AB 60 (Musk Reduction Act) was amended to remove a legislative intent statement directing future legislation to align with EU Annex II and III regulations on musk chemicals, and to change the fiscal committee designation from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal committee review. A drafting error was also introduced in Section 108980(a), creating a double negative ('no a person or entity shall not manufacture'). The remaining changes are formatting and line renumbering.

SCOPE

Removed a standalone section stating the Legislature's intent to enact legislation restricting musk chemicals consistent with EU Annex II and EU Annex III regulations. This removed a signal that further regulatory action was planned beyond what this bill already provides.

TECHNICAL

Fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' meaning the bill now requires review by the Assembly Fiscal Committee, likely due to changes in the bill's fiscal impact assessment.

A drafting error was introduced in Section 108980(a), changing 'no person or entity shall manufacture' to 'no a person or entity shall not manufacture,' creating an unintentional double negative that could create ambiguity about whether the prohibition applies.

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