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.