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CA AB405

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Dawn Addis

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires fashion sellers with over $100 million in annual gross receipts to conduct environmental due diligence and submit annual Environmental Due Diligence Reports starting July 1, 2027, covering supply chain mapping across four tiers of suppliers by phased deadlines through 2032

  • Prohibits covered fashion products from containing regulated chemicals (including lead, formaldehyde, phthalates, flame retardants, bisphenols, and azo-amines) above specified thresholds starting January 1, 2028, with violations punishable by penalties up to $5,000 for first offense and $10,000 for subsequent violations

  • Mandates fashion sellers establish quantitative baselines and reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions (scopes 1, 2, and 3) by July 1, 2027, aligned with Science Based Targets initiative criteria, and report emissions in accordance with the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act

  • Creates enforcement authority split between the Department of Toxic Substances Control (chemical compliance) and the State Air Resources Board (greenhouse gas emissions), with civil penalties up to $10,000 for first violations and $50,000 for subsequent violations

  • Establishes the Fashion Environmental Remediation Fund to receive collected penalties, with moneys appropriated by the Legislature for implementing the act and environmental benefit or remediation projects

Legislative Description

Fashion Environmental Accountability Act of 2025.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/30/2025
Natural Resources4/9/2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials3/28/2025

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