State PFAS Legislation Tracker: Bills, Rules and Court Cases

Every PFAS product bill, pending rule and court case the register follows, in one list: 24 in the states, the rest federal and abroad. Each entry gives the latest action, its date and the source. Enacted laws move to their state page and the change log.

5 moved in the last 30 days: Pennsylvania, SB 980, United States (federal), D.C. Cir. No. 24-1188, United Kingdom, PFAS Plan action 2.4, United Kingdom, HSE UK REACH Annex 15 restriction proposal, European Union, C(2026) 6059 final.

• October 7, 2026PennsylvaniaBillSB 980 (2025-2026 Regular Session): PFAS firefighting foam restrictions (Yaw/Miller)
  Passed the Senate 48-1 on October 5, 2026 (Printer's Number 1975). In the House, the Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee reported it on October 7 with a request to re-refer, and it went to the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee the same day. Needs House passage and the governor's signature.
  As passed by the Senate, manufacturers could not make or knowingly sell Class B foam with intentionally added PFAS from July 1, 2027, no one could use it from January 1, 2028 except where federal law requires it or at exempt facilities such as airports and refineries, and firefighter gear would carry a PFAS warning label 180 days after enactment. DEP would investigate and refer violations to the Attorney General.Source
• September 18, 2026United States (federal)Court caseD.C. Cir. No. 24-1188: American Water Works Association v. EPA (challenge to the 2024 PFAS drinking water rule)
  Argued September 18, 2026 before Judges Millett, Pillard and Katsas; no decision as of October 7, 2026.
  Water utility groups challenge the April 2024 rule; EPA asked the court to vacate the PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and hazard index provisions, and the court declined to act summarily.Source
• September 10, 2026United KingdomRule or decisionPFAS Plan action 2.4: GB restriction of long-chain PFCAs under the POPs regime
  Government response published September 10, 2026; Defra intends to lay the statutory instrument in October 2026 for it to take effect in December 2026.
  Adds long-chain PFCAs, their salts and related compounds to the GB POPs rules with a 0.26 mg/kg trace limit for related compounds and a four-year 15 ppm limit for C15 to C21 PFCAs in PTFE micropowders and fluoropolymers, and lowers the PFOS trace limits to EU levels.Source
• September 7, 2026United KingdomRule or decisionHSE UK REACH Annex 15 restriction proposal: Restriction of PFAS in firefighting foams (Great Britain)
  HSE's opinion and draft socio-economic opinion published July 9, 2026; consultation closed September 7, 2026; a final opinion and then a decision follow, which the UK PFAS Plan expects in 2027.
  HSE backs restricting the sale and use of firefighting foams with 1 mg/L or more of PFAS. Proposed transitions: portable extinguishers 6 months for sale and 5 years for use; training, testing and fire and rescue services 18 months; aviation, defence land sites and other uses 5 years; major hazard sites, offshore oil and gas and vessels 10 years.Source
• September 7, 2026European UnionRule or decisionC(2026) 6059 final (Council document 12846/26): Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 as regards long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds
  Adopted by the Commission on 7 September 2026 and sent to the Council and Parliament for objection scrutiny; not yet published in the Official Journal
  Lists C9-C21 PFCAs, their salts and related compounds in POPs Annex I Part A, applying from 16 December 2026. Sets trace limits (including 0.025 mg/kg for the sum of C15-C21 PFCAs and salts), temporary separate limits for PTFE micropowders valid until 16 December 2030, firefighting foam trace limits valid until 3 August 2028, and a semiconductor spare part exemption for C15-C21 PFCAs.Source
• August 17, 2026United KingdomRule or decisionPFAS Plan action 3.6: Statutory PFAS limit in England's public water supply regulations
  Consultation planned for 2026
  Defra and the Drinking Water Inspectorate to consult on a statutory PFAS limit for drinking water in England.Source
• July 22, 2026MassachusettsBillH.4870 (new draft of H.2450) and H.5598, 194th General Court: House broad PFAS bill (same title as H.4870)
  Health Care Financing recommended ought to pass with substitute H.5598; referred to House Ways and Means with the amendment pending
  House counterpart to the Senate PFAS bill; WBUR (secondary) reported its phase-in dates extend to 2038.Source
• July 6, 2026United States (federal)Rule or decisionDockets EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0504 and EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509: Sewage sludge (biosolids) risk assessment and draft guidance for PFOA and PFOS
  Draft risk assessment (January 15, 2025; comments closed August 14, 2025) not finalized; draft non-binding risk reduction guidance issued July 6, 2026, comments closed September 4, 2026
  The draft risk assessment will inform possible Clean Water Act regulation of PFOA and PFOS in land-applied, surface-disposed or incinerated sewage sludge; the draft guidance offers voluntary recommendations.Source
• June 19, 2026Rhode IslandBillS 2799 (2026): Relating to Health and Safety, Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024
  Signed by Governor (per LegiScan); passed Senate June 10, 2026 and House June 11, 2026
  Adds DEM exemption process (renewable up to 5 years), certified-mail notices, broader product definition covering commercial and industrial use, interstate clearinghouse authority, and restructured enforcement.Source
• June 10, 2026PennsylvaniaBillHB 1261 (2025-2026 Regular Session): PFAS in firefighting foam - sale and use restrictions
  Passed House 202-0 (July 1, 2025); reported by Senate committee as amended (April 21, 2026); laid on the table in the Senate (stalled) June 10, 2026
  Would prohibit manufacturers from selling Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS beginning July 1, 2026, and ban its discharge/use by fire companies and municipalities beginning January 1, 2027; would also require a warning label on firefighter protective gear containing PFAS.Source
• May 25, 2026European UnionRule or decisionECHA universal PFAS restriction (Annex XV report): Restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under REACH
  RAC final opinion adopted; SEAC draft opinion consulted on; SEAC final opinion expected by end of 2026, then Commission draft and REACH Committee vote (secondary sources)
  EU-wide restriction of PFAS in all uses with time-limited derogations. RAC opinion adopted 2 March 2026; SEAC draft agreed 10 March 2026; consultation on the SEAC draft ran 26 March to 25 May 2026.Source
• May 20, 2026United States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2040-AG53; Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0654: Rescission of drinking water regulatory determinations and MCLs for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and the hazard index mixture
  Proposed rule; comments closed July 20, 2026
  Would remove the four PFAS provisions of the 2024 NPDWR on the ground that EPA could not lawfully make regulatory determinations and regulations simultaneously. The Unified Agenda projected a final rule in September 2026.Source
• May 20, 2026United States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2040-AG49; Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2025-1742: Extending the compliance deadline for the PFOA and PFOS MCLs
  Proposed rule; comments closed July 20, 2026
  Would create a two-year exemption by rule under SDWA sections 1416(f) and 1450(a)(1) moving the PFOA and PFOS compliance date from April 26, 2029 to April 26, 2031 for systems that request it within 180 days of the final rule.Source
• April 8, 2026MarylandBillHB1022 / SB686 (2026): PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements
  Withdrawn by sponsor April 8, 2026; did not pass either chamber
  Would have prohibited sale/distribution of certain products with intentionally added PFAS on phased dates and created a manufacturer registration system; opposed by equipment manufacturers over scope covering components and parts; set aside after the March 23, 2026 crossover deadline and later withdrawn.Source
• April 2, 2026MassachusettsBillS.3034 (new draft of S.1504), 194th General Court: An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
  Reported favorably by the Committee on Public Health and referred to Senate Ways and Means; no further action recorded
  Senate broad PFAS bill (Sen. Julian Cyr). News reports (secondary) say it would ban PFAS in product categories such as children's products, car seats, carpets, cookware, cosmetics, menstrual products and food packaging, with DPH waivers for essential uses and phase-ins by 2032, and create a PFAS remediation fund.Source
• March 23, 2026WisconsinBillSB 1138 (2025-2026 Regular Session): Sale and distribution of products containing PFAS
  Failed to pass; did not advance past committee referral
  Would have banned sale/distribution of 11 named product categories containing intentionally added PFAS starting January 1, 2032 (food packaging, carpets/rugs, cleaning products, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstrual products, textile furnishings, ski wax, upholstered furniture), with an all-products ban from January 1, 2038 absent a DNR unavoidable-use determination; would have required manufacturer reporting to DNR by January 1, 2032 and set a $100 per-product, per-day civil forfeiture; exempted medical devices, federally regulated products, and used goods; firefighting foam was excluded (already covered by Act 101). Referred to committee March 19, 2026; failed to pass March 23, 2026.Source
• March 18, 2026HawaiiBillHB 644 (2025-2026): Relating to single-use plastics
  Passed the House; died in Senate committees when the 2026 session adjourned.
  Would prohibit businesses from distributing, selling or using single-use plastic food ware containing plastic with regulated PFAS beginning Jan. 1, 2028. Passed House third reading March 5, 2026.Source
• March 4, 2026MichiganBillSB 816 (2026): PFAS product notification and labeling requirements
  Introduced and referred to Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture March 4, 2026; no further action found
  Would require manufacturers to notify the state before selling products with intentionally added PFAS starting January 1, 2028, and to label such products 'Made with PFAS chemicals' starting January 1, 2029, across 12 categories including apparel, carpets/rugs, cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, fabric treatment, children's products, menstrual products, textile furnishings, ski wax, upholstered furniture, and turnout gear/adult mattresses.Source
• March 2, 2026CaliforniaBillSB 682 (2025): Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
  Vetoed 2025-10-13; veto sustained in the Senate
  Would have banned intentionally added PFAS in cleaning products, dental floss, juvenile products, food packaging, and ski wax from 2028-01-01 and in cookware from 2030-01-01, with DTSC enforcement through the AB 347 program. The Governor cited concern about the availability of affordable cooking products.Source
• February 18, 2026New MexicoBillHJM 3 (2026): Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Report (joint memorial)
  Passed House 52-10 on February 13, 2026 and Senate 22-13 on February 18, 2026; memorial, no governor action needed
  Asks the EIB to report on implementation and the efficacy of its rules, and NMED to report on the health, environmental, and economic risks of the Act's exemptions, including fluoropolymers, with preliminary findings to interim committees by December 1, 2026 and a final report by August 1, 2027. Not binding law.Source
• February 10, 2026New YorkBillS9073 (2025-2026): PFAS consumer product ban with manufacturer disclosure
  Passed the Senate; referred to the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee February 10, 2026, where it remains.
  Would ban PFAS in products including textiles, rugs, fabric treatments, cookware, ski wax, paints, cleaning products and dental floss and require manufacturer disclosure to the state.Source
• January 12, 2026GeorgiaBillHB 909 (2025-2026 session): Firefighter PFAS Initiative / expanded PFAS foam and equipment restriction
  Died in committee when the 2025-2026 term ended.
  Would restrict Class B foam containing intentionally added PFAS until June 30, 2030 and firefighting equipment containing PFAS beginning July 1, 2030, and establishes a Firefighter PFAS Initiative. Introduced April 2, 2025; has not passed either chamber as of the most recent action found.Source
• November 13, 2025United States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2070-AL29; Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549: TSCA PFAS reporting rule revisions (exemptions and submission period)
  Proposed rule; comments closed December 29, 2025; no final rule published and none under OIRA review as of October 7, 2026
  Would exempt imported articles, PFAS below 0.1%, byproducts not used commercially, impurities, R&D substances and non-isolated intermediates, and set a three-month submission period starting 60 days after the final rule takes effect. The Unified Agenda projected a final rule in July 2026.Source
• September 26, 2025CanadaRule or decisionPhase 1 PFAS risk management: Risk management of PFAS in firefighting foams
  Consultation document published 26 September 2025; comments closed 25 November 2025; no proposed regulations published
  First phase of PFAS risk management, covering firefighting foams.Source
• June 16, 2025New YorkBillS1464 (2025-2026): Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act
  Passed Senate in 2025 (secondary)
  Packaging producer responsibility bill that includes a ban on PFAS in packaging.Source
• May 22, 2025New YorkBillS187 (2025-2026): PFAS in consumer products
  Passed Senate in 2025 (secondary)
  Would ban PFAS in dental floss, cleaning products, rugs, ski wax and similar items from 2027 with compliance certificates.Source
• May 16, 2025MissouriBillHB 1466 (2025, 103rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session): Foam Fire Suppressants
  Dead - died in House committee after a public hearing; never passed either chamber
  Would have prohibited manufacture, sale, or distribution of firefighting foam with intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2027 (exceptions for federally-required airport and military marine use), required DNR rulemaking, 24-hour discharge reporting, and pre-ban recall and notification duties for manufacturers.Source
• May 14, 2025OhioBillHB 272 (136th General Assembly, 2025-2026): Regarding intentionally added PFAS in products
  Introduced; referred to House General Government Committee; has not passed either chamber
  Addresses intentionally added PFAS chemicals in various products. A secondary summary describes it as restricting manufacturer sales beginning January 1, 2027, but this detail was not confirmed against the introduced bill text.Source
• April 30, 2025North CarolinaBillH 570 (2025-2026 Session): Responsible Firefighting Foam Management Act
  Passed House 113-0; referred to Senate Rules and Operations Committee; not enacted
  Would prohibit discharging Class B firefighting foam containing PFAS for training or testing purposes (except when legally required, with containment) and require non-fluorinated foam for training.Source
• April 22, 2025New YorkBillS3852 (2025-2026): PFAS in playground surfaces
  Passed Senate in 2025 (secondary)
  Would ban PFAS in playground surface materials from 2027 with compliance certificates.Source
• April 10, 2025North CarolinaBillH 881 (2025-2026 Session): PFAS Free NC
  Filed and referred to House Rules, Calendar, and Operations Committee; no further action recorded
  Would make it unlawful to knowingly manufacture, use, process, or distribute PFAS (with federal-authorization exceptions), add PFAS disclosure to pollution-permit applications, require public water systems to notify customers of PFAS results, direct DEQ to set technology-based PFAS effluent limits, and fund PFAS studies and drinking-water treatment (about $100 million).Source
• March 25, 2025New YorkBillA1053-A (2025-2026): Class B foam recall and firefighter PPE
  Passed Assembly in 2025 (secondary)
  Would require Class B foam makers to recall and safely destroy PFAS foam and ban PFAS in firefighter PPE from 2028.Source
• March 8, 2025CanadaRule or decisionOrder Adding a Toxic Substance to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to CEPA: Addition of PFAS (excluding fluoropolymers) to the List of Toxic Substances
  Proposed in Canada Gazette Part I on 8 March 2025; no final order found in Canada Gazette Part II through 26 September 2026
  Would add the class of PFAS, excluding fluoropolymers, to Schedule 1 of CEPA, enabling risk management regulations.Source
• January 17, 2025United States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2070-AL24; Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0507: TRI clarification of toxic chemicals due to automatic PFAS additions
  Proposed rule; not final as of October 7, 2026
  Would confirm that supplier notification for PFAS added automatically under the NDAA applies from January 1 of the year of addition.Source
• January 2, 2025OklahomaBillSB 271 (2025-2026, 60th Legislature, 1st Session): Oklahoma PFAS Act
  Died in committee when the 2026 session adjourned.
  Would exempt certain 'passive receivers' of PFAS (water and wastewater systems, stormwater permittees, airports, waste sites) from civil liability for release costs absent a regulatory violation, direct the Environmental Quality Board to adopt rules on receipt, storage, treatment and disposal of PFAS, and require Department authorization before any facility accepts more than 200 pounds per day of AFFF waste.Source
• October 8, 2024United States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2070-AL03; Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0538: Addition of 16 PFAS and 15 PFAS categories to the TRI
  Proposed rule; not final as of October 7, 2026
  Would add 16 individual PFAS and 15 PFAS categories as chemicals of special concern. The Unified Agenda projected a final rule in July 2026.Source
• September 30, 2024United States (federal)Rule or decisionDocket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0131: TSCA section 6 proceeding on PFOA, PFNA and PFDA formed during fluorination of plastic containers
  Petition granted July 10, 2024; request for comment September 30, 2024; no proposed rule as of 2026-09-28
  EPA began a section 6 proceeding after the Fifth Circuit vacated its section 5 orders against Inhance Technologies on March 21, 2024.Source
• July 16, 2024United States (federal)Rule or decisionDockets EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0041 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0278: Removal of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) from approved pesticide inert ingredients
  Proposed in 2024; no final action found in the Federal Register as of 2026-09-28
  EPA proposed removing PTFE from the list of approved inert ingredients (February 28, 2024) and revoking its tolerance exemption as an inert (July 16, 2024).Source
• March 13, 2024MarylandBillHB1190 / SB956 (2024): Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibition
  Died in committee; carried forward concept did not re-emerge as this bill
  Would have prohibited PFAS in pesticides; received a House Health and Government Operations Committee hearing March 13, 2024, and did not advance further.Source
• February 8, 2024United States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2050-AH26; Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0278: Listing of nine PFAS as RCRA hazardous constituents
  Proposed rule; Unified Agenda projected a final rule in January 2027
  Would add nine PFAS, their salts and structural isomers to 40 CFR part 261 appendix VIII for RCRA corrective action.Source
• March 17, 2021United States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2040-AG10: Effluent limitations guidelines for PFAS manufacturers (OCPSF category, 40 CFR part 414)
  Not yet proposed; ANPRM March 17, 2021; Unified Agenda projected a proposed rule in July 2026, but none was published as of October 7, 2026
  Would revise the OCPSF effluent guidelines to limit PFAS discharges from facilities that manufacture PFAS.Source
• date not confirmedUnited States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 2040-AG24: Metal finishing effluent guidelines revisions for PFAS in chromium electroplating wastewater
  Not yet proposed; Unified Agenda projected a proposed rule in February 2027
  Would address PFAS discharges from chromium electroplating under the metal finishing effluent guidelines.Source
• date not confirmedUnited States (federal)Rule or decisionRIN 0750-AL75 (DFARS Case 2023-D002): Restriction on DoD procurement of certain items containing PFAS
  Not yet proposed as of October 7, 2026; the Unified Agenda had projected a proposed rule in July 2026.
  Would implement FY2023 NDAA section 345 (firefighter protective equipment, from October 1, 2026) and FY2021 NDAA section 333 (PFOS or PFOA in cookware, upholstered furniture, carpets and rugs) in the DFARS.Source
• date not confirmedNevadaBillSB 173 (2025): Omnibus environmental and health bill including limits on selling certain products containing PFAS
  Failed; did not receive a final vote before the 2025 session ended
  Sponsored by Sen. Dina Neal; heavily amended at session end but not passed.Source
• date not confirmedFranceRule or decisionLaw 2025-188 report requirement: Government report to Parliament on updated health standards for all PFAS in drinking water
  Due in 2026 under the law; delivery not verified
  The law requires the government to report to Parliament in 2026 proposing updated health standards for all PFAS in drinking water.Source

Decisions to watch

Court cases, agency decisions and votes that would change an entry in the register.

• United States (federal): TSCA 8(a)(7) revisions rule
  Proposed November 13, 2025; comments closed December 29, 2025; not final.
  Would exempt imported articles, PFAS below 0.1 percent, byproducts, impurities, research substances and non-isolated intermediates. If finalized before late 2026, the reporting window opens 60 days after it takes effect. Source
• United States (federal): Drinking water rule changes
  Proposed May 20, 2026; comments closed July 20, 2026.
  One proposal would rescind the PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and hazard index limits; another would let systems apply for an extension to April 26, 2031 for PFOA and PFOS. The D.C. Circuit heard argument in AWWA v. EPA on September 18, 2026. Source
• Massachusetts: S.3034 and H.5598
  In Senate and House Ways and Means committees.
  Broad PFAS product bills. Reported phase-in dates run to 2038. Source
• New York: S9073
  Passed the Senate on February 10, 2026.
  Would ban PFAS in textiles, rugs, fabric treatments, cookware, ski wax, paints, cleaning products and dental floss and require manufacturer disclosure. Source
• Pennsylvania: SB 980 and HB 1261
  SB 980 passed the Senate 48-1 on October 5, 2026 and was re-referred to the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on October 7; HB 1261 tabled in the Senate June 10, 2026.
  As passed by the Senate, SB 980 would end sales of Class B foam with intentionally added PFAS from July 1, 2027 and its use from January 1, 2028, with exemptions, and require PFAS warning labels on firefighter gear. Source
• North Carolina: H 570
  Passed the House 113-0 in April 2025; in Senate Rules.
  Would ban training and testing discharges of PFAS firefighting foam. Source
• New Mexico: Labeling litigation
  Preliminary injunction granted September 16, 2026; the state's September 25 reply on its motion to dismiss asks the court to reconsider it.
  Nine trade groups challenged the 20.13.2 NMAC labeling rule in federal court (ACC v. Kenney, D.N.M.). The injunction covers labeling only. A separate appeal is pending in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Source
• European Union: Universal PFAS restriction
  SEAC final opinion expected by the end of 2026.
  The Risk Assessment Committee adopted its opinion on March 2, 2026. After SEAC, the Commission drafts a decision for the REACH Committee. Source
• European Union: Long-chain PFCAs under the POPs Regulation
  Adopted by the Commission September 7, 2026; the objection period runs to about November 7, 2026 and can be extended by two months.
  Would list C9 to C21 PFCAs, their salts and related compounds, applying from December 16, 2026 unless Parliament or Council objects. Source
• European Union: Defence readiness omnibus
  Adopted by Parliament September 16, 2026; Council approval pending.
  Would let member states exempt substances, mixtures and articles from REACH where necessary for defence, which reaches the PFHxA and firefighting foam restrictions. The POPs bans on PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS are unchanged. Source
• Canada: PFAS class on CEPA Schedule 1
  Proposed March 8, 2025; no final order.
  Listing would allow risk management regulations, starting with firefighting foams. Source
• United Kingdom: UK REACH firefighting foam restriction
  HSE opinion published July 9, 2026; consultation closed September 7, 2026; the UK PFAS Plan expects a decision in 2027.
  HSE backs restricting foams with 1 mg/L or more of PFAS, with transitions from six months for portable extinguisher sales to ten years for major hazard sites, offshore oil and gas and vessels. Source
• United Kingdom: Long-chain PFCAs under the GB POPs rules
  Government response September 10, 2026; Defra intends to lay the statutory instrument in October 2026.
  Would list long-chain PFCAs from December 2026 and lower the PFOS trace limits to EU levels. Source

How entries are kept

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