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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 39

Cosmetic safety: vaginal suppositories.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law, beginning on January 1, 2027, prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of several specified intentionally added ingredients, including boric acid, except under specified circumstances. This bill would extend that prohibition to January 1, 2035, for vaginal suppositories containing intentionally added boric acid. The bill would require, beginning on January 1, 2027, any vaginal suppository product containing boric acid to include a product label, as defined, warning consumers that the product should not be used during pregnancy and other specified conditions. The bill would also exempt a vaginal suppository product from the above-mentioned prohibitions if the product becomes regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The bill would make related findings and declarations. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 108980 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 60 to be operative only if this bill and AB 60 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Sep 11, 2025
Senate		Unfinished Business SB39 Weber Pierson Urgency Clause ConcurrencepassSet your home in California to see
Sep 8, 2025
House		SB 39 Weber Pierson Third Reading Urgency By IrwinpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 27, 2025
House		SB 39 Weber Pierson Consent Calendar Second DaypassSet your home in California to see
Jun 17, 2025
House		Do pass. To Consent Calendar.passSet your home in California to see
Mar 28, 2025
Senate		Consent Calendar 2nd SB39 Weber Pierson Urgency ClausepassSet your home in California to see
Mar 19, 2025
Senate		Do pass and be ordered to the Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see

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