Pennsylvania Enacts Cosmetics Animal-Testing Restrictions

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed SB 381 into law on 22 October 2026. The official legislative history records Act 92 of 2026 as the latest action, and the Governor’s signing announcement independently confirms that SB 381 was signed into law.

The Senate had voted 50–0 on 20 October to concur in House amendments, following House passage of the amended bill 203–0 on 19 October and before signature in the House on 21 October.

Scope And Timing

Under the final passed Printer’s Number 1972 text, §§58A21–58A22, a manufacturer may not sell or offer a cosmetic in Pennsylvania if its development or manufacture used an animal test conducted or contracted by the manufacturer or any of its ingredient suppliers on or after 1 January 2027. The manufacturer definition covers the person named on the product label.

That text contains exclusions for medical research and specified regulatory and non-cosmetic testing, subject to the conditions in §58A22(b). Tests conducted before the January cut-off are outside the restriction, and manufacturers may continue reviewing, assessing or retaining animal-testing data under §58A22(c). Section 2 provides that the act takes effect 180 days after enactment; 1 January 2027 is the test-date cut-off, not the commencement date. Final passed PN1972 text.

Earlier Legislative Stages

SB 381 was introduced on 6 March 2025 and first passed the Senate on 10 September 2025. The final House-amended PN1972 text was reported on 28 September 2026. Legislative history.