ColoradoColorado requires warnings on some hair products with harmful chemicals
Starting July 1, 2027, manufacturers must warn Colorado shoppers when covered hair products contain certain intentionally added chemicals linked to cancer or reproductive harm.
What it does
Starting July 1, 2027, hair relaxers and hairpieces with certain intentionally added chemicals must carry a clear warning, including in online sales. Products sold only to businesses for professional use are exempt if they are not offered for retail sale to Colorado consumers.
Warnings must use at least 12-point type and state whether a product contains a chemical linked to cancer, reproductive harm, or both. A manufacturer's violation counts as a deceptive trade practice.
Argument forShoppers could see clear warnings at the shelf or online and make more informed choices about products with certain harmful chemicals.
Argument againstManufacturers may need to review product ingredients and add labels or online notices when covered products contain chemicals above the law’s thresholds.
More detail
Manufacturers may sell, offer, or distribute covered products with certain intentionally added chemicals only if they include the required warning. The rule covers hair relaxers and hairpieces, including wigs, extensions, and decorative hair adornments, sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Colorado, including online. The chemical must be intentionally added and present above 100 parts per million or above a lower health based threshold identified under the law; incidental presence is excluded. A product sold or distributed to a business for professional use is exempt if it is not offered for retail sale to a Colorado consumer. The warning rule applies on and after July 1, 2027.
Warnings must use at least 12-point type and state whether the product contains a chemical linked to cancer, reproductive harm, or both. These warning and enforcement provisions apply to covered hair products subject to the warning rule and to manufacturers who violate it. For an online sale, the warning must clearly notify the consumer at the time of sale. The attorney general may adopt rules updating the warning requirements. The warning requirements apply on and after July 1, 2027. The attorney general may adopt rules updating them on and after July 1, 2028.
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History
- 2026
- May 29Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 12Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 12Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 12Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 14House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- Apr 7Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 6Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Mar 31Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1135, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.004. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & TechnologyMinor
- Mar 3House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Feb 26House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1135, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & LaborIntroduced
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