As of October 14, 2026, New York, Colorado, Arkansas, and Florida have age-based rules for specific diet-pill or supplement categories. California has enacted a broader rule, but it does not start until January 1, 2027. Pending bills are not laws, so this tracker keeps them separate.
If you are buying creatine, protein, pre-workout, or a weight-loss product, the product’s marketing, format, ingredients, and your state can all matter. These rules are not a general ban on vitamins or creatine, and a product being legal to buy does not mean it is safe or effective for every goal.
Which state restrictions are enacted and in effect?
New York: Since April 22, 2024, New York has restricted sales and promotional giveaways of covered over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements marketed for weight loss or muscle building to people under 18. The New York statute says protein powders, drinks, and protein foods are excluded unless they contain another ingredient that would itself qualify as a covered supplement. It also sets ID rules for retail sales and an adult-signature requirement for delivery sales.
Colorado: Since July 1, 2024, Colorado has restricted retail sale of a narrow class of over-the-counter diet pills to people under 18. The signed Colorado act ties that category to over-the-counter drug criteria; it is not a blanket rule for dietary supplements or creatine.
Arkansas: Since August 5, 2025, Arkansas has restricted retail sale, transfer, or furnishing of a narrow over-the-counter diet-pill category to people under 18, including online retail. Arkansas Act 642 is about over-the-counter diet pills, not a general restriction on sports supplements.
Florida: Florida’s current rule bars selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving a qualifying weight-loss pill to someone under 18. Under Florida Statutes section 501.0583, the product must be a nonprescription pill marketed primarily for weight loss. That is narrower than every powder, drink, or pre-workout product.
California: California AB 2030 was approved on September 28, 2026. It is enacted, but it is not in effect as of October 14, 2026. It starts January 1, 2027 under the state’s regular-session effective-date rule in the California Constitution. The chaptered AB 2030 text covers defined over-the-counter diet pills and supplements for weight loss or muscle building, with a prescription exception. California already has a separate rule for specified ephedrine-group and steroid-precursor supplements sold to minors under Health and Safety Code 110423.2.
Which bills are still pending?
Every item below is a bill, not law, as of October 14, 2026. A proposal can move, change, fail, or become a study measure, so the latest official action matters more than the bill title.
| State | Bill | Latest official status and date | What it would do |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | A5487 | Introduced and referred to Assembly Health Committee, September 14, 2026. This bill is not law. | Would restrict certain diet pills and weight-loss or muscle-building supplements for people under 18 in specified circumstances. |
| Massachusetts | H2440 | Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; reporting date extended June 17, 2026. This bill is not law. | Would address sales of diet pills and muscle-building supplements to minors. |
| Massachusetts | S1620 | Accompanied a study order on August 20, 2026. This bill is not law. | Started as a proposal addressing diet pills and muscle-building supplements for minors; its latest action is a study order. |
| Washington | SB 5622 | Reintroduced and retained in Ways & Means on January 12, 2026. This bill is not law. | Would establish age restrictions on diet pills and dietary supplements. |
| Alaska | HB 236 | Referred to House Health and Social Services, then Finance, on January 20, 2026; the committee took it up at an April 2, 2026 meeting. This bill is not law. | Would address sales of weight-loss drugs and muscle-building supplements to minors. |
| Connecticut | SB 227 | Calendar file 216 on March 30, 2026. This bill is not law. | The substitute establishes a task force to study over-the-counter diet pills and supplements rather than creating the original proposed sales restriction. |
| Michigan | HB 5250 | Introduced and referred to Health Policy on November 12, 2025; reproduced November 13. This bill is not law. | Would prohibit sales of diet pills and certain weight-loss or muscle-building supplements to minors. |
| Ohio | HB 943 | In House Children and Human Services Committee as of October 14, 2026. This bill is not law. | Would prohibit sales of diet pills and certain supplements to minors. |
| Hawaii | SB 2106 SD1 | Deferred by the CPN committee on February 26, 2026. This bill is not law. | Would restrict sales and delivery of nonprescription diet pills and weight-loss or muscle-building supplements to minors. The bill’s 2050 placeholder is not an enacted start date. |
| Virginia | HB 1585 | Failed; left in Health and Human Services on February 5, 2025. This bill is not law. | Would have required age verification, delivery verification, and restricted display for covered products. |
What could change when you buy supplements?
In states with an active rule, a retailer may ask for ID when a product falls within that state’s covered category. For online orders, New York and California use delivery-specific checks, but their methods are not identical. California’s 2027 law allows qualifying database verification, adult-signature delivery with ID, or both; New York’s law has its own delivery requirements.
Product scope is the practical issue. Florida focuses on a nonprescription pill marketed primarily for weight loss. Colorado and Arkansas focus on narrow over-the-counter diet-pill categories. New York’s rule can cover a supplement marketed for muscle building, while its protein carve-out has conditions. California’s AB 2030 has no New York-style protein carve-out in its chaptered text.
That is why a creatine product is not automatically restricted everywhere. Marketing, product type, ingredients, and the state rule all matter. For a useful label-reading starting point, see supplements in your fitness plan and this weight-loss supplement guide.
What about federal, prescription, sport, and military rules?
This tracker answers a state retail-sale question. It does not decide federal substance status, whether a product needs a prescription, whether it is allowed under a sport organization’s rules, or whether it fits military requirements. Those are separate questions with separate rulebooks. A state age restriction also does not make a product a prescription drug, and a product sold as a supplement is not automatically cleared for sport eligibility.
For an athlete, check the current rules of your governing body and the exact product and lot if you rely on a certification program. For medication, prescription, or safety questions, a clinician can help you sort the product and your situation without guesswork.
Before you order
- Check whether the product is marketed for weight loss or muscle building in your state.
- Check the retailer’s current age-verification and delivery terms before checkout.
- Do not assume protein, creatine, vitamins, or pre-workout all fall under one rule.
- Ask the seller which version and label the rule applies to if the product category is unclear.
Last checked: October 14, 2026. Statuses change, so check the linked official page for the latest. This is general information, not legal advice. Your next step is simple: use the linked state page for your state before placing an order.
By the Gym Floor Guide Editorial Team