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AB 405: Fashion Environmental Accountability Act of 2025.
What AB 405 does, verified February 3, 2026
This bill aims to increase environmental accountability in the fashion industry. Fashion sellers must carry out effective environmental due diligence, which includes identifying and mitigating risks of societal and ecological harms. They must also publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and establish a baseline for emissions reductions. Fashion sellers must ensure their products do not contain regulated chemicals above certain thresholds and must submit annual environmental due diligence reports. The bill establishes a fund to collect civil penalties and use the funds for implementing the act and environmental benefit projects.
Bill journey
✓IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Jan. 22, 2026 | In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. |
| May. 23, 2025 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| May. 14, 2025 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |