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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 728: Skin care product sales: age verification.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 728 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Skin care product sales: age verification. . Primary sponsor: Alex Lee (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person who is under 18 years of age to purchase etching cream or an aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property. Existing law further makes it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation, except as specified, to furnish to a person who is under 18 years of age any etching cream or aerosol container of paint without first obtaining bona fide evidence of majority and identity. Existing law punishes a violation of these provisions as a misdemeanor.

This bill would make it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists as an ingredient vitamin A or an alpha hydroxy acid without first verifying the purchaser’s age and identity. The bill would define “verifying age and identity” to include, among other things, verbally asking the buyer’s age and asking for documents that are evidence of age and identity related to the age-based prohibitions for aerosol paint and etching cream.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex LeePrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly24
Dawn AddisCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
  3. In committee: Held under submission.
  4. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
  7. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
  8. Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and APPR.
  9. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
  10. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page