Bill > SB236

This bill, known as the Combating Unsafe ReLaxers (C.U.R.L.) Act, aims to regulate chemical hair relaxer products by prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, sale, or offering for sale of hair relaxer products containing specific potentially harmful ingredients in California. The bill requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to identify and publish third-party laboratory accreditations for testing hair relaxer products for a list of ten specific intentionally added ingredients, including formaldehyde, various parabens, phthalates, and other chemicals, by January 1, 2028. The department is authorized to request documentation from manufacturers to demonstrate compliance and can conduct its own product testing. Violations of the bill's provisions can result in administrative or civil penalties of at least $10,000 per violation, with the penalty amount determined based on factors such as the nature and severity of the violation, economic impact, and the violator's good faith efforts to comply. The bill establishes a C.U.R.L. Act Fund to collect penalty revenues, and the department's implementation of the law is contingent upon sufficient funding from the Toxic Substances Control Account. The Attorney General can bring legal actions on behalf of the department to enforce these provisions, and prevailing plaintiffs will be awarded attorney's fees and costs.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Justice

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