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AB 1744: Environmental advertising: sunscreen.
What AB 1744 does, verified August 25, 2026
The bill aims to protect marine ecosystems by prohibiting false or misleading environmental claims in sunscreen advertising and labeling. It makes it unlawful to represent a sunscreen product as "reef safe," "reef friendly," "ocean safe," "marine safe," or similar terms unless the product is free of chemical ultraviolet filters. This law would be a misdemeanor offense. The bill does not require state reimbursement for its implementation.
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Last action: In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. (2026-08-20)Alert me
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| Aug. 20, 2026 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Aug. 20, 2026 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 13, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug. 13, 2026 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| Aug. 03, 2026 | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |