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January 16, 2026

AB 1382 Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee

Click on the link above to watch the full 11-minute Committee hearing.

Sacramento, Calif., January 16, 2026 – Yesterday, AB 1382, the Ethics Over Aesthetics Act, authored by Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo (R-Corona) and sponsored by political animal advocacy group, Social Compassion in Legislation (SCIL), passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee with a unanimous vote of 12-0. Earlier in the week it passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee with a vote of 17-0. The bill will prohibit the sale of animals that have been genetically modified for cosmetic purposes.

Next, AB 1382 will be voted on by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Click on the video below to watch Nick Sackett give a brief, post-hearing update from the Capitol.

🎙️ New Episode (full length) 

Because They Need Us, Episode Three

In this episode of Because They Need Us, Judie Mancuso, Founder and President of Social Compassion in Legislation(SCIL), is joined by animal protection leader Wayne Pacelle and SCIL Board Member Simone Reyes for a wide-ranging, substantive discussion on some of the most pressing animal welfare issues facing our country today.

This episode covers:

• Ending horse slaughter and advancing the SAFE Act

• Stopping the mass killing of male chicks in the egg industry

• Chick shipping through the U.S. mail and animal fighting laws

• Reducing and replacing animal testing through modern science

• Why animal protection must remain bipartisan — and how we win

This is a candid, policy-focused conversation grounded in real legislative progress and real opportunities for change.

Judie Mancuso, founder/CEO/president

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