CaliforniaCalifornia will require added ingredient lists for children’s diapers in 2029
By January 1, 2029, makers must post ingredients added for a purpose online for children’s diapers sold, distributed, or made in California; packages must also carry lists in 2029.
What it does
By January 1, 2029, makers of children’s diapers sold, distributed, or made in California must post each product’s ingredients added for a purpose on a public web page.
By January 1, 2029, children’s diapers made or distributed in California must list ingredients added for a purpose and a web address on the outer package. Diapers sold there must do so by July 1, 2029.
As the 2029 deadlines arrive, people may not make, distribute, or sell children’s diapers in California unless they meet the disclosure rules. State officials may fine violators.
Argument forOnce the July 2029 package deadline arrives, families could compare ingredients added for a purpose in children’s diapers sold in California.
Argument againstMakers may face added costs to update web pages and packages for children’s diapers sold, distributed, or made in California by the 2029 deadlines.
More detail
Makers must post each diaper product’s intentionally added ingredients on a public web page. This covers children’s diapers sold, distributed, or made in California, including absorbent liners and inserts marketed for children. The page must give each ingredient’s name, chemical ID number, and purpose, with ingredients ordered by weight. Ingredients count when makers deliberately add them for a purpose, including components or breakdown products that also serve a purpose. Makers must post the information on or before January 1, 2029.
The outer package must list intentionally added ingredients and give the maker’s web address for more details. This covers children’s diapers made, distributed, or sold in California. The list must put ingredients added for a purpose in order by weight. The address must lead to the maker’s detailed ingredient page, and both items must be easy to find. The package deadline is on or before January 1, 2029, for diapers made or distributed in California and on or before July 1, 2029, for diapers sold there.
People may not make, distribute, or sell children’s diapers in California if they fail the disclosure rules. This covers children’s diapers made, distributed, or sold in California. State officials may enforce the rules. Fines can reach $5,000 for a first violation and $10,000 for each later violation, and may be assessed for each day a violation continues. Online listings and packages for diapers made or distributed in California are due January 1, 2029; packages for diapers sold there are due July 1, 2029.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 28Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 719, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 4Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 6711.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1901 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 27In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1901 Berman By McGuire. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 29Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 29Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 25From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 22Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 18From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).Major
- Jun 17
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and JUD.Minor
- May 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1901 Berman Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 1. Page 5366.)Passed Assembly
- May 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 18Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 14From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Mar 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Mar 24
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Minor
- Mar 9From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 9Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
- Feb 12Read first time. To print.Introduced
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