PFAS Law Change Log

A dated record of PFAS product laws signed, amended, delayed, vetoed and taking effect since 2023, with rules adopted and court rulings, plus every correction to this register. Subscribe by email or RSS.

• November 10, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through November 10, 2026. No new PFAS law was enacted in the window. Washington published draft restrictions on November 3 for PFAS in architectural paints, artificial turf, cookware, firefighter gear, floor waxes and hard surface sealers, with comments due December 18. Oregon proposed its cosmetics rules with a 0.001 ppm PFAS limit, California proposed adding PFBA, PFHxA and PFDA to the Proposition 65 list, Florida revised its draft AFFF disposal rule, and Maine set an April 1, 2027 deadline for unavoidable use proposals under its 2032 ban. The EU's defence omnibus was published November 3 and lets member states exempt defence uses from REACH restrictions from November 23. The sweep also caught laws the register had missed: an Illinois law barring 13 listed PFAS in cosmetics from July 1, 2028, Louisiana's 2026 amendment to its foam law, and New Zealand's bans on PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS. The October 21 entry on the defence omnibus overstated its reach into the POPs Regulation and has been corrected. The federal page and the bill tracker now also list 35 PFAS bills pending in Congress, including food packaging and cosmetics bans and drinking water and cleanup liability bills; only the House defense bill has passed a chamber. The register holds 375 provisions.
• November 6, 2026FloridaRuleDEP posted a revised draft of its AFFF storage and disposal rule (Rule 62-701.520(6), F.A.C.). It gives storage sites 180 days after the rule takes effect to meet the containment standard, leaves out fixed tanks and piping, and lets holders send AFFF out of state for lawful use. No proposed rule has been published.Source
• November 5, 2026New MexicoUpdateNMED updated the legislature's Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee on its HJM 3 review of the PFAS Protection Act's exemptions. It reported no findings yet; final reports are due August 1, 2027. Its slides list goals for the 2027 session: reporting for exempt products, a faster phase-out, an end date for exemptions and explicit authority to collect fees.Source
• November 5, 2026MaineUpdateDEP posted its timeline for currently unavoidable use proposals for the 2032 ban on all other products: it accepts proposals from January 1, 2027, with an April 1, 2027 deadline for review in spring 2027 and a rulemaking starting in summer 2027. It does not plan CUU rulemaking in 2026.Source
• November 4, 2026United KingdomUpdateThe Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments considered the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and did not draw them to the special attention of either House. The Lords Grand Committee debate remains provisionally scheduled for November 17.Source
• November 3, 2026WashingtonRuleEcology published draft Cycle 2 regulatory determinations under Safer Products for Washington. They would restrict PFAS in most architectural paints, artificial turf, cookware and kitchen supplies, firefighter gear, floor waxes and polishes, and hard surface sealers. Comments close December 18, 2026.Source
• November 3, 2026European UnionUpdateRegulation (EU) 2026/2382, the defence readiness omnibus, was published in the Official Journal and enters into force on November 23, 2026. From then, member states may allow exemptions from REACH, including its PFHxA and firefighting foam restrictions, where necessary in the interests of defence.Source
• November 2, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through November 2, 2026. No new PFAS law was enacted. Florida's environment department closed comments on October 30 on its draft rule for storing and disposing of AFFF, and in Britain a Lords committee considered the draft long-chain PFCA regulations on October 27 and made no comment, with a Lords debate set for November 17. The sweep also caught earlier items the register had missed. Pennsylvania's House passed HB 2145 on June 8; it would ban PFAS in cosmetics, dental floss, children's products and menstrual products from 2028 and sits in a Senate committee. Australia adds PFHpS, PFNS and PFDS to its prohibited list on January 1, 2027 and limits shorter-chain firefighting foams to emergencies from July 1, 2027. New Zealand bans long-chain PFCAs from December 16, 2026. New Hampshire's rules for its 2027 ban took effect July 18, and Colorado has required facilities and fire departments that store or use PFAS foam to register since 2021. New Mexico's December 2 and January 1 deadlines are now on the calendar. The register holds 369 provisions.
• October 30, 2026OregonRuleOHA filed proposed rules for the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, setting a practical quantification limit of 0.001 ppm for PFAS in cosmetics. A hearing is set for November 17 and comments close November 23, 2026.Source
• October 30, 2026FloridaRuleWritten comments closed on DEP's draft rule for storing, collecting and disposing of AFFF (new Rule 62-701.520(6), F.A.C.). DEP held a workshop on October 2; no proposed rule has been published.Source
• October 30, 2026CaliforniaRuleOEHHA gave notice that it intends to add PFBA, PFHxA and PFDA, with related salts, to the Proposition 65 list as reproductive toxicants. Comments close November 30, 2026.Source
• October 29, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 29, 2026. Nothing moved in the states, in US federal rules or abroad. On the site, two things readers asked for: the definitions page now groups every law by the wording it uses, so the fully fluorinated carbon family, the OECD family and the TSCA test can be compared at a glance, and a chemical checker at /chemical tests any chemical name, CAS number or SMILES structure against the three definitions and says why, with a built-in table of more than 300 PFAS, refrigerants, pesticides and drugs. The register holds 365 provisions.
• October 28, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 28, 2026. Pennsylvania enacted its first PFAS product law: the House amended the Class B foam ban and firefighter gear label into SB 804 on October 20, both chambers passed it October 21, and the governor signed it October 22 as Act 98 of 2026, with sales of PFAS foam ending July 1, 2027 and its use January 1, 2028. The register missed that for six days because it was watching SB 980; the map now shows Pennsylvania with foam and gear rules. Nothing else moved. On the site: the tile map now puts Wisconsin above Illinois and Rhode Island beside Connecticut, closer to the real map, and a new side-by-side comparison of states at /compare. The register holds 365 provisions.
• October 27, 2026United KingdomUpdateThe House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee considered the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which would add long-chain PFCAs, and made no comment. A Lords Grand Committee debate is scheduled for November 17.Source
• October 26, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 26, 2026. The EU's end to selling portable fire extinguishers with PFAS foam took effect October 23 as scheduled, and the defence readiness omnibus was signed October 21 and awaits the Official Journal. New Mexico's appeal of the labeling injunction was docketed in the Tenth Circuit, and NMED reopened comments on its PFAS exemptions report through December 31. Minnesota's published product data passed 44,000 products, and Washington set a November 10 webinar on its Cycle 2 draft determinations, which the bill tracker now follows. Nothing else moved. The register holds 362 provisions.
• October 23, 2026European UnionTook effectThe end of placing firefighting foams with 1 mg/L or more of PFAS on the market in portable fire extinguishers took effect (REACH Annex XVII entry 82). No delay or amendment was adopted.Source
• October 22, 2026PennsylvaniaEnactedGovernor Shapiro approved SB 804 as Act 98 of 2026: manufacturers may not make or sell Class B foam with intentionally added PFAS from July 1, 2027, no one may use it from January 1, 2028, and firefighter gear must carry a PFAS label from April 20, 2027.Source
• October 21, 2026PennsylvaniaUpdateThe House passed SB 804 203-0 with the Class B foam ban and firefighter gear label amended in, and the Senate concurred 49-1 the same day.Source
• October 21, 2026MinnesotaUpdateThe MPCA's published PFAS product data reached about 44,900 products, about a fifth of the reports received by the September 15 deadline; 3M is the only manufacturer reporting under a waiver.Source
• October 21, 2026European UnionUpdateThe Presidents of the Parliament and the Council signed the defence readiness omnibus. It lets member states exempt substances, mixtures and articles from REACH, CLP and the Biocidal Products Regulation where necessary for defence. Its changes to the POPs Regulation cover reporting and how defence needs are weighed in Stockholm Convention evaluations; the POPs bans are unchanged. It takes effect 20 days after publication in the Official Journal.Source
• October 20, 2026New MexicoCourtThe state's appeal of the labeling injunction was docketed in the Tenth Circuit as No. 26-2184. No briefing schedule had been set by October 26.Source
• October 20, 2026New MexicoUpdateNMED reopened the public comment portal for its HJM 3 report on the PFAS Protection Act's exemptions, including fluoropolymers, through December 31, 2026. Preliminary findings go to an interim legislative committee on November 5.Source
• October 19, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 19, 2026. New Mexico appealed the labeling injunction to the Tenth Circuit on October 16; the injunction stays in place and the January 1, 2027 bans and reporting are unaffected. Nothing else moved in the states, in US federal rules or abroad; the EU defence readiness omnibus still awaits signature and the EU's end to portable extinguisher sales with PFAS foam arrives October 23. The register holds 362 provisions.
• October 16, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 16, 2026. Minnesota's register entry now records that the 2025 carpets and rugs ban covers indoor and outdoor artificial turf, a correction sent in by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Great Britain laid its draft POPs amendment before Parliament on October 14, adding long-chain PFCAs from December 16, 2026. Nothing moved in US federal rules, in the other states or in the EU, where the defence readiness omnibus still awaits publication. The register holds 362 provisions.
• October 16, 2026New MexicoCourtNew Mexico appealed the labeling injunction to the Tenth Circuit. The injunction remains in place while the appeal proceeds; the bans and reporting are unaffected.Source
• October 14, 2026United KingdomUpdateDefra laid the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2026 before Parliament. It would list long-chain PFCAs and tighten the PFOS trace limits from December 16, 2026, once both Houses approve it.Source
• October 12, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 12, 2026. The EU's PFHxA restriction began to apply to consumer clothing, footwear, paper food packaging, cosmetics and consumer mixtures on October 10, and the Council adopted the defence readiness omnibus on October 9. Nothing moved in the states or in US federal rules. The register holds 361 provisions.
• October 10, 2026European UnionTook effectThe PFHxA restriction began to apply to consumer clothing, footwear and accessories, paper food packaging, cosmetics and consumer mixtures (REACH Annex XVII entry 79). No amendment or delay was adopted.Source
• October 9, 2026New ZealandRuleAn Order adding long-chain PFCAs, their salts and related compounds to the HSNO Act's persistent organic pollutant schedules began taking effect in phases; import, manufacture, use and storage are prohibited from December 16, 2026 (reported by law firms).Source
• October 9, 2026European UnionUpdateThe Council adopted the defence readiness omnibus, which lets member states exempt substances, mixtures and articles from REACH restrictions where necessary for defence, including the PFHxA and firefighting foam entries. It awaits signature and publication in the Official Journal.Source
• October 7, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 7, 2026. Pennsylvania's SB 980 moved to a second House committee, and Rhode Island's DEM published its guidance for product exemption requests. The register now records the signing date of 18 more laws, so the map's past views show each law from the day it was signed. New: a tracker of every pending bill, rule and court case at /bills. The register holds 361 provisions.
• October 7, 2026PennsylvaniaUpdateSB 980 was re-referred in the House to the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, two days after the Senate passed it 48-1.Source
• October 6, 2026Rhode IslandRuleDEM published guidance on requesting a product exemption from the Consumer PFAS Ban Act: manufacturers apply by email with a sworn package, DEM must find no comparable non-PFAS product at reasonable cost, and exemptions run up to five years.Source
• October 5, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 5, 2026. Pennsylvania's Senate passed SB 980, the Class B foam and firefighter gear label bill, which now goes to the House, and Rhode Island's DEM said which appliance parts count as cookware under the January 1, 2027 ban. New on the site: a map of every state's PFAS rules that plays from 2019 to 2032, a checker that lists the bans and duties a product faces in the states you choose on any date, deadline calendars you can subscribe to, and a press kit with an embeddable map. The register holds 361 provisions.
• October 5, 2026PennsylvaniaUpdateThe Senate passed SB 980 by 48-1. It would end sales of Class B foam with intentionally added PFAS from July 1, 2027 and its use from January 1, 2028, and require PFAS warning labels on firefighter gear. The bill now goes to the House.Source
• October 2, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister checked through October 2, 2026. Added Delaware's foam and firefighter gear law (signed September 30) and the Defense Department limits that took effect October 1, and confirmed the New Mexico labeling injunction on the court record. Corrections: the register had omitted New Jersey's apparel and diaper law (P.L.2026, c.76, approved August 27, 2026), Virginia's Richmond airport foam plan (2026 Acts ch. 340), West Virginia's 2021 foam use law, Maryland's 2021 cosmetics law covering 13 PFAS, and New Mexico's AFFF rule in effect since August 1, 2026. The register now holds 361 provisions.
• October 1, 2026United States (federal)Took effectDefense Department limits set by the NDAA took effect: no purchases of firefighting foam with detectable PFAS, no fluorinated AFFF at remaining military installations, and no purchases of firefighter gear that fails the NFPA 1970 restricted substances list.Source
• September 30, 2026DelawareEnactedGovernor Meyer signed House Substitute 1 for HB 356 (85 Del. Laws c. 543): Class B foam with intentionally added PFAS may not be made or sold by manufacturers from January 1, 2028, and sellers of firefighter gear with PFAS must give buyers a written notice from January 1, 2027.Source
• September 28, 2026RegisterRegisterRegister published: 50 states and the District of Columbia, US federal rules, and seven international jurisdictions, with 348 provisions checked against statutes, rules and agency pages.
• September 27, 2026CaliforniaEnactedAB 1603 approved and chaptered (Stats. 2026, ch. 531): DPR must flag and list pesticides with PFAS ingredients by January 1, 2028.Source
• September 25, 2026New MexicoCourtIn a reply supporting its motion to dismiss, the state asked the federal court to reconsider the labeling injunction's reasoning and suggested dissolving it.Source
• September 21, 2026DelawareUpdateHB 356 remained on the list of bills awaiting the governor's action.Source
• September 17, 2026MaineUpdateDEP told the Board of Environmental Protection it is not recommending a 2026 rulemaking to add currently unavoidable uses.Source
• September 16, 2026New MexicoCourtFederal court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the rule's PFAS labeling requirement while the case proceeds; the bans and reporting are unaffected.Source
• September 15, 2026MinnesotaReportingInitial PFAS in products reports were due to the MPCA, as extended by the agency.Source
• September 10, 2026United KingdomUpdateDefra said it intends to add long-chain PFCAs to the GB POPs rules and tighten PFOS trace limits, with the change planned for December 2026.Source
• September 7, 2026European UnionRuleCommission adopted a delegated regulation listing long-chain PFCAs under the POPs Regulation.Source
• September 1, 2026FranceTook effectPFAS charge monitoring rules took effect.Source
• August 27, 2026New JerseyEnactedP.L.2026, c.76 approved: apparel and diaper products with intentionally added PFAS banned from August 27, 2028, with manufacturer certification.Source
• August 18, 2026United States (federal)CourtThe D.C. Circuit upheld the CERCLA hazardous substance designation of PFOA and PFOS.Source
• August 17, 2026United KingdomUpdateThe PFAS Plan action table was updated.Source
• August 16, 2026MinnesotaReportingPostmark deadline for reporting extension and waiver requests.Source
• August 12, 2026European UnionTook effectPPWR PFAS limits for food-contact packaging began to apply.Source
• August 5, 2026United States (federal)UpdateFAA issued CertAlert 26-03 on AFFF and fluorine-free foam testing at Part 139 airports.Source
• August 1, 2026New MexicoTook effectAFFF rule 20.13.3 NMAC took effect: emergency-only use, annual inventories and container labels.Source
• July 30, 2026OregonRuleOHA began Rules Advisory Committee meetings on Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act rules.Source
• July 22, 2026MassachusettsUpdateHealth Care Financing recommended the House PFAS bill as H.5598 and sent it to House Ways and Means.Source
• July 18, 2026New HampshireRuleDES rules Env-Sw 2300 (PFAS Products Control Program) took effect. They set the certificate of compliance procedure and administrative fines for the January 1, 2027 consumer product ban.Source
• July 10, 2026New HampshireAmended2026 N.H. Laws ch. 298 (HB 1275) took effect, including an amendment to RSA 149-M:64.Source
• July 10, 2026IllinoisEnactedGovernor Pritzker signed HB 3409, the Chemicals in Cosmetic Products Act (Public Act 104-0545). From July 1, 2028 it bars cosmetics containing any of 24 listed ingredients, 13 of them PFAS: PFOS, PFOA, PFDA, PFNA and their listed salts.Source
• July 9, 2026United KingdomUpdateHSE published its opinion backing a restriction of PFAS in firefighting foams at 1 mg/L, with transition periods of six months to ten years.Source
• July 6, 2026United States (federal)UpdateEPA issued draft guidance on reducing PFOA and PFOS risk from biosolids for comment.Source
• July 1, 2026VirginiaTook effectVirginia's cosmetics PFAS ban (Ch. 910) takes effect.Source
• July 1, 2026OregonTook effectSB 91 ban on fire department use of PFAS foam became operative.Source
• July 1, 2026New MexicoRule20.13.2 NMAC took effect and NMED opened registration for its PFAS reporting system.Source
• July 1, 2026MarylandTook effectChapters 283 and 284 of 2026 took effect, making violations of the cosmetic ingredient ban, which covers 13 PFAS, enforceable under the Consumer Protection Act.Source
• July 1, 2026FloridaTook effectAFFF inventory reporting and biosolids/effluent PFAS testing requirements take effect.Source
• July 1, 2026DenmarkTook effectBans on PFAS in consumer clothing, footwear and waterproofing agents took effect.Source
• July 1, 2026ConnecticutReportingManufacturer notification to DEEP required before selling covered products with intentionally added PFAS.Source
• July 1, 2026ConnecticutTook effectPFAS labeling requirement for the 12 covered product categories took effect.Source
• July 1, 2026CaliforniaReportingCal/OSHA progress report on modified firefighter PPE standards was due under Labor Code 147.4(e).Source
• June 30, 2026DelawareUpdateHB356 passes the Delaware Senate 21-0 and is enrolled.Source
• June 30, 2026CanadaTook effectProhibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025 came into force.Source
• June 25, 2026FranceRuleDecree No. 2026-545 and an order set the PFAS charge rules, in force 1 September 2026.Source
• June 19, 2026Rhode IslandAmendedS 2799 signed, adding a DEM exemption process and clearinghouse authority to the Consumer PFAS Ban Act.Source
• June 19, 2026AustraliaRuleThe 2026 Measures No. 1 amendment to the IChEMS Register took effect. It adds PFHpS, PFNS and PFDS, their salts and related compounds to Schedule 7, prohibited from January 1, 2027, and from July 1, 2027 limits firefighting foam containing PFHxA, PFBS and five other shorter-chain PFAS groups to emergency use.Source
• June 16, 2026FloridaEnactedHB 1019 signed into law as Chapter 2026-158.Source
• June 10, 2026PennsylvaniaUpdateHB1261 laid on the table in the Senate under Senate Rule 9, stalling House-passed PFAS foam bill.Source
• June 9, 2026DelawareUpdateHouse Substitute 1 for HB356 (PFAS firefighting foam) passes the Delaware House 35-1.Source
• June 8, 2026PennsylvaniaUpdateThe House passed HB 2145, 188-13. It would ban intentionally added PFAS in cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products and menstrual products from January 1, 2028. It went to the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee on June 11.Source
• June 5, 2026European UnionRuleCommission adopted PPWR guidance C(2026) 3702 with PFAS testing advice.Source
• June 4, 2026ArizonaAmendedHB 2641 (Chapter 103) signed, broadening the AFFF restriction to a general use prohibition.Source
• May 29, 2026LouisianaAmendedThe governor signed SB 375 as Act 500 of 2026. It defines testing and training under the foam law and provides that an emergency firefighting operation, where PFAS foam may still be used, includes any response to a Class B fire. It took effect August 1, 2026.Source
• May 26, 2026MinnesotaAmendedGovernor signed 2026 Minn. Laws ch. 127, limiting reporting to products manufactured after July 1, 2023, effective the next day.Source
• May 25, 2026MaineTook effectBan on intentionally introduced PFAS in nine types of plant-fiber food packaging took effect.Source
• May 20, 2026United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed rescinding the PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and hazard index drinking water limits.Source
• May 20, 2026United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed letting water systems that request it have until April 26, 2031 to meet the PFOA and PFOS limits.Source
• May 5, 2026New MexicoRuleFinal rule 20.13.2 NMAC published in the New Mexico Register.Source
• May 1, 2026MaineUpdateDEP cutoff for CUU proposals to be considered in its planned 2026 CUU rulemaking.Source
• April 28, 2026United States (federal)UpdateEPA released interim PFAS destruction and disposal guidance for public comment.Source
• April 21, 2026PennsylvaniaUpdateSB980 (Yaw/Miller PFAS firefighting foam bill) reported from Senate committee, moves toward full Senate.Source
• April 15, 2026MinnesotaReportingMPCA began accepting requests to extend the initial reporting due date.Source
• April 15, 2026KentuckyUpdate2026 Kentucky General Assembly adjourned sine die with no PFAS product bill (including HB 196) enacted.Source
• April 13, 2026VirginiaEnactedGovernor Spanberger signs HB122, banning PFAS and other ingredients in cosmetics.Source
• April 13, 2026United States (federal)DelayedEPA moved the TSCA PFAS reporting start to January 31, 2027 or 60 days after the final revisions rule, whichever is earlier.Source
• April 10, 2026European UnionTook effectPFHxA restriction applied to firefighting foams for training, testing and public fire services.Source
• April 8, 2026MarylandUpdateSponsor withdraws HB1022, ending the 2026 attempt at a broad PFAS product phase-out and registration law.Source
• April 6, 2026VirginiaEnactedGovernor Spanberger signs HB998, Virginia's first PFAS-relevant menstrual-product law.Source
• April 2, 2026MassachusettsUpdateSenate Public Health committee reported S.3034, a broad PFAS bill, which was referred to Senate Ways and Means.Source
• March 26, 2026European UnionUpdateConsultation on the SEAC draft opinion opened, closing 25 May 2026 (reported by law firms).Source
• March 23, 2026WisconsinUpdateSB1138 fails to pass; Wisconsin's attempt at a broad all-products PFAS law stalls.Source
• March 19, 2026WisconsinUpdateSB1138 (broad PFAS product phase-out bill) referred to Senate Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs Committee.Source
• March 10, 2026New JerseyUpdateDCA Class B foam policy FDS-01-2026 took effect.Source
• March 9, 2026VirginiaUpdateHB122 (cosmetics PFAS ban) passes the Senate 40-0.Source
• March 5, 2026HawaiiUpdateHouse passed HB 644 (PFAS in single-use plastic food ware from 2028); it did not advance in the Senate.Source
• March 4, 2026MichiganUpdateSB816, a broad PFAS product notification/labeling bill, introduced and referred to committee.Source
• March 3, 2026VirginiaUpdateHB998 (menstrual product labeling) clears both chambers.Source
• March 2, 2026European UnionUpdateRAC adopted its final opinion on the universal PFAS restriction (reported by law firms).Source
• March 2, 2026CaliforniaVetoedSenate sustained the veto of SB 682.Source
• March 1, 2026FranceTook effectThe stand-alone PFAS water discharge charge became applicable.Source
• February 27, 2026United States (federal)RuleEPA added sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate to the TRI for reporting year 2026.Source
• February 26, 2026MinnesotaRuleMPCA held a webinar on concepts for its currently unavoidable use rule.Source
• February 25, 2026CaliforniaRuleDTSC released a draft profile proposing floor maintenance products containing PFAS as a Safer Consumer Products Priority Product; comments closed March 31, 2026 (reported by law firms).Source
• February 18, 2026United KingdomUpdateHSE's firefighting foam consultation closed.Source
• February 18, 2026New MexicoUpdateSenate passed HJM 3.Source
• February 16, 2026VirginiaUpdateVirginia HB122 (cosmetics PFAS ban) passes the House.Source
• February 13, 2026New MexicoUpdateHouse passed HJM 3 requesting reports on the Act and its exemptions.Source
• February 10, 2026New YorkUpdateSenate passed S9073, a broad PFAS consumer product ban (per secondary sources).Source
• February 3, 2026United KingdomUpdateThe government published the UK PFAS Plan.Source
• January 31, 2026OregonReportingBiennial Toxic-Free Kids Act notices due, the first to cover PFOA.Source
• January 20, 2026United States (federal)CourtThe D.C. Circuit heard argument on the CERCLA PFOA and PFOS designation.Source
• January 20, 2026New JerseyEnactedP.L.2025, c.373 approved: PFAS notice for firefighter protective equipment from January 20, 2027 and a ban from January 20, 2028.Source
• January 12, 2026New JerseyEnactedProtecting Against Forever Chemicals Act (S1042/A1421) approved as P.L.2025, c.202.Source
• January 12, 2026New JerseyAmendedP.L.2025, c.266 approved, barring fire departments from using PFAS Class B foam from January 1, 2027.Source
• January 12, 2026GeorgiaUpdateHB 909 given House Second Readers; still pending.Source
• January 12, 2026European UnionTook effectDrinking Water Directive PFAS limits became applicable.Source
• January 11, 2026MaineEnactedLD 222 (PL 2025, c. 525) became law without the Governor's signature, requiring a PFAS foam take-back program by July 1, 2027.Source
• January 8, 2026New JerseyTook effectRestrictions on Class B foam with intentionally added PFAS began.Source
• January 5, 2026MassachusettsUpdateHouse Public Health committee reported H.4870, a broad PFAS bill, and sent it to Health Care Financing.Source
• January 1, 2026WashingtonTook effectBan on PFAS in indoor furniture and furnishings took effect; Cycle 1.5 reporting requirements took effect; cosmetics retailer sell-through ended.Source
• January 1, 2026VermontTook effectPFAS bans took effect for cosmetics, menstrual products, aftermarket treatments, artificial turf, incontinency protection products, juvenile products and textiles, and the older bans were recodified in Title 9.Source
• January 1, 2026New ZealandTook effectThe amendment came into force, starting the PFAS phase-out in cosmetics.Source
• January 1, 2026MinnesotaTook effectPesticide PFAS disclosure and registration limits took effect, and the terminal and refinery foam exemption ended except under waivers.Source
• January 1, 2026MaineTook effectBans took effect for cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile articles, ski wax and upholstered furniture with intentionally added PFAS.Source
• January 1, 2026IllinoisTook effectWritten PFAS notice requirement for sales of firefighter protective clothing took effect.Source
• January 1, 2026FranceTook effectBans on PFAS in cosmetics, ski wax, consumer clothing, footwear and their waterproofing agents took effect.Source
• January 1, 2026European UnionUpdateThe Toy Safety Regulation entered into force; its PFAS ban applies from 1 August 2030.Source
• January 1, 2026ConnecticutTook effectDisclosure for outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions and written notice for turnout gear with intentionally added PFAS took effect.Source
• January 1, 2026ColoradoTook effectBans on cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, menstruation products, ski wax, and PFAS artificial turf installation took effect; cookware labeling was repealed.Source
• January 1, 2026CaliforniaTook effectAB 1181 amendments to Labor Code 147.4 took effect.Source
• December 31, 2025CanadaEnactedProhibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025 published.Source
• December 29, 2025United States (federal)ReportingFDA released its MoCRA report on PFAS in cosmetics.Source
• December 28, 2025FranceRuleDecree No. 2025-1376 set thresholds and details for the product bans.Source
• December 22, 2025FranceRuleDecree No. 2025-1287 added TFA and 6:2 FTSA to drinking water monitoring from January 2027.Source
• December 19, 2025New YorkEnactedMenstrual products law (S1548/A1502, Chapter 674 of 2025) signed.Source
• December 19, 2025New YorkUpdateDEC issued an enforcement discretion letter on certain carpet law deadlines.Source
• December 18, 2025United States (federal)AmendedThe FY2026 NDAA reset DoD AFFF procurement and use deadlines to October 1, 2026 and changed the firefighter gear restriction to an NFPA 1970 test.Source
• December 8, 2025MinnesotaRuleMPCA adopted the PFAS in products reporting and fee rule, Minn. R. ch. 7026.Source
• December 3, 2025New ZealandTook effectThe Schedule 2A permissions for PFOA in photographic film coatings and in installed Class B firefighting foam expired.Source
• December 3, 2025European UnionTook effectLower PFOS trace limits applied and the PFOA derogation for installed firefighting foam ended.Source
• December 1, 2025ConnecticutRuleDEEP labeling order approving PFAS label wording took effect.Source
• November 26, 2025European UnionEnactedThe Toy Safety Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 was adopted.Source
• November 25, 2025CanadaUpdatePhase 1 consultation comment period closed.Source
• November 20, 2025WashingtonRuleEcology adopted the Cycle 1.5 PFAS rule (WSR 25-24-007), effective Dec. 21, 2025.Source
• November 13, 2025United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed exemptions and other revisions to the TSCA PFAS reporting rule.Source
• October 23, 2025European UnionUpdateThe firefighting foam restriction entered into force.Source
• October 13, 2025CaliforniaVetoedGovernor vetoed SB 682, which would have banned PFAS in cleaning products, dental floss, juvenile products, food packaging, ski wax, and cookware.Source
• October 8, 2025New MexicoRuleNMED filed proposed implementing rules with the Environmental Improvement Board.Source
• October 7, 2025MaineRuleAmended Chapter 90 with the CUU determinations took effect; covered manufacturers must notify DEP and pay the fee.Source
• October 6, 2025CaliforniaEnactedAB 1181 signed, directing a review of the firefighter PPE safety order to address PFAS.Source
• October 2, 2025MaineRuleBoard of Environmental Protection adopted the two CUU determinations for cleaning product container components.Source
• October 2, 2025European UnionEnactedCommission adopted the PFAS firefighting foam restriction, Regulation (EU) 2025/1988.Source
• September 30, 2025WashingtonTook effectAFFF sales to Part 139 airports prohibited, per Ecology.Source
• September 26, 2025CanadaUpdateConsultation document on phase 1 (firefighting foams) published.Source
• September 17, 2025United States (federal)UpdateEPA announced it will retain the CERCLA hazardous substance designation for PFOA and PFOS.Source
• September 8, 2025FranceRuleDecree No. 2025-958 set a national trajectory to cut industrial PFAS discharges by 70 percent by 2028, aiming to end them in 2030.Source
• August 28, 2025WashingtonRuleEcology adopted chapter 173-339 WAC, defining intentionally added for cosmetics from Jan. 1, 2027.Source
• August 25, 2025New YorkRuleDEC held a pre-rulemaking meeting on the apparel PFAS threshold regulation.Source
• August 18, 2025United KingdomUpdateHSE opened consultation on a UK REACH restriction of PFAS in firefighting foams.Source
• August 15, 2025IllinoisEnactedGovernor approved HB 2409 (P.A. 104-221) on firefighter protective clothing and equipment.Source
• August 15, 2025IllinoisEnactedGovernor approved HB 2516 (P.A. 104-231), setting 2032 bans on PFAS in cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, menstrual products, and intimate apparel.Source
• July 17, 2025MaineRuleDEP proposed Chapter 90 amendments granting 2 CUU determinations.Source
• July 14, 2025European UnionAmendedDelegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1399 amending the PFOA entry was published.Source
• July 13, 2025New HampshireAmendedHB 167 (2025 N.H. Laws ch. 19) took effect, adding boat, ski and board waxes to the 2027 ban.Source
• July 4, 2025United KingdomTook effectThe GB derogation for PFOA firefighting foam in installed systems ended.Source
• July 1, 2025VermontTook effectStation wear PFAS notice requirement (Act 54, Sec. 11) took effect.Source
• July 1, 2025PennsylvaniaUpdatePA House passes HB1261 (PFAS firefighting foam ban) 202-0.Source
• July 1, 2025New HampshireTook effectFire departments barred from offering the wearing of PFAS-containing station wear.Source
• July 1, 2025DenmarkUpdateOrder No. 464 entered into force ahead of its bans.Source
• July 1, 2025CaliforniaUpdateDeadline for terminals and refineries to notify the State Fire Marshal of intent to seek foam waivers beyond 2028.Source
• July 1, 2025AustraliaTook effectSchedule 7 prohibitions on PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS took effect.Source
• June 27, 2025European UnionAmendedDelegated Regulation (EU) 2025/718 lowering PFOS trace limits was published.Source
• June 14, 2025MinnesotaAmendedGovernor signed 2025 1st Spec. Sess. ch. 1, exempting electronic and internal components from the 2025 bans, narrowing 'juvenile product', and exempting airport hangar foam systems until 2028.Source
• June 11, 2025VermontAmendedGovernor signed Act 54 (H.238), adding cleaning products, dental floss and fluorine-treated containers and a firefighter PPE sale ban.Source
• June 11, 2025VermontDelayedAct 54 moved the cookware ban from January 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028.Source
• June 10, 2025Rhode IslandAmendedP.L. 2025 ch. 21 and 24 added a January 1, 2027 ban on firefighting PPE with intentionally added PFAS.Source
• June 1, 2025MaineUpdateDeadline for CUU proposals for the 2026 bans; DEP received 11.Source
• May 31, 2025IllinoisUpdateHB 2516 passed both houses.Source
• May 23, 2025MinnesotaAmendedGovernor signed 2025 Minn. Laws ch. 34, extending the 2026 pesticide registration bar to all 11 Amara's Law categories.Source
• May 16, 2025MissouriUpdateHouse Bill 1466, which would have banned PFAS firefighting foam by 2027, died in House committee without passing.Source
• May 14, 2025United States (federal)UpdateEPA announced it would keep the PFOA and PFOS drinking water limits, seek a 2031 compliance date and rescind the other four PFAS limits.Source
• May 14, 2025OregonEnactedGovernor approved SB 91 (fire department PFAS foam use ban).Source
• May 14, 2025OhioUpdateHB 272, a broader PFAS-in-products bill, was referred to the House General Government Committee.Source
• May 13, 2025United States (federal)DelayedEPA reset the TSCA PFAS submission period to April 13 through October 13, 2026.Source
• May 13, 2025DenmarkUpdateOrder No. 464 was published in Lovtidende.Source
• May 9, 2025New YorkAmended2025 budget (S3008, Chapter 58) signed, adding a January 1, 2028 ban on firefighting PPE with PFAS (per secondary sources).Source
• May 9, 2025MaineAmendedLD 987 (PL 2025, c. 67) approved, widening the motor vehicle and equipment exemption.Source
• May 6, 2025MaineRuleDEP rule Chapter 90 implementing the PFAS in Products law took effect.Source
• May 2, 2025DenmarkEnactedOrder No. 464 banning PFAS in consumer clothing, footwear and waterproofing agents was signed.Source
• April 30, 2025North CarolinaUpdateHouse Bill 570 was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee, where it remains pending.Source
• April 29, 2025North CarolinaUpdateHouse Bill 570 (Responsible Firefighting Foam Management Act) passed the NC House 113-0.Source
• April 21, 2025MinnesotaRuleMPCA published its notice of intent to adopt the reporting and fee rule.Source
• April 8, 2025New MexicoEnactedGovernor signed HB 212, the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act.Source
• April 2, 2025GeorgiaUpdateHB 909, a broader PFAS foam/equipment bill, introduced.Source
• April 1, 2025United KingdomAmendedS.I. 2025/296 amending the GB PFOA entry came into force.Source
• March 20, 2025New MexicoUpdateSenate passed HB 212 on its final vote.Source
• March 14, 2025New MexicoUpdateHouse passed HB 212 on its final vote.Source
• March 8, 2025CanadaUpdateFinal State of PFAS Report and proposed order adding PFAS (excluding fluoropolymers) to Schedule 1 published.Source
• March 1, 2025Rhode IslandUpdateDeadline for Class B foam manufacturers to recall prohibited foam and reimburse purchasers.Source
• February 28, 2025FranceUpdateLaw No. 2025-188 was published in the Journal officiel.Source
• February 27, 2025FranceEnactedLaw No. 2025-188 on PFAS was promulgated.Source
• February 13, 2025HawaiiUpdateSB 683 (PFAS ban for food packaging, food service ware, cosmetics and personal care products from 2028) passed Senate second reading and stalled in committee.Source
• February 11, 2025European UnionUpdateThe PPWR entered into force, applying from 12 August 2026.Source
• February 4, 2025KentuckyUpdateHB 102 (2025) referred to House Natural Resources & Energy Committee; no further action recorded, bill died with the session.Source
• January 31, 2025WashingtonReportingFirst notices due for PFAS in outdoor leather and textile furniture and furnishings.Source
• January 30, 2025New YorkUpdateGovernor announced a proposal to ban sale of firefighter gear containing PFAS, effective 2028.Source
• January 29, 2025CanadaReportingSection 71 reporting deadline.Source
• January 17, 2025United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed clarifying TRI supplier notification for PFAS added automatically under the NDAA.Source
• January 15, 2025United States (federal)UpdateEPA released a draft sewage sludge risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS for comment.Source
• January 8, 2025KentuckyUpdateHB 102 (2025), a PFAS manufacturer-reporting bill, introduced.Source
• January 6, 2025United States (federal)UpdateFDA declared 35 food contact notifications for PFAS grease-proofing agents no longer effective.Source
• January 6, 2025United States (federal)RuleEPA added nine PFAS to the TRI for reporting year 2025.Source
• January 2, 2025OklahomaUpdateSB 271 (Oklahoma PFAS Act) was introduced.Source
• January 1, 2025WashingtonTook effectBans took effect on PFAS in carpets and rugs, aftermarket stain and water resistance treatments, and cosmetics.Source
• January 1, 2025Rhode IslandTook effectFood packaging PFAS ban, Class B foam training and sales bans, and firefighting PPE notice requirement took effect.Source
• January 1, 2025OregonTook effectPFAS foodware container ban became operative; PFOA listing took effect.Source
• January 1, 2025New YorkTook effectBan on new apparel with intentionally added PFAS took effect.Source
• January 1, 2025New HampshireTook effectFire departments barred from offering to buy PFAS-containing station wear.Source
• January 1, 2025MinnesotaTook effectAmara's Law bans on 11 product categories took effect.Source
• January 1, 2025MassachusettsTook effectSellers of firefighter PPE containing PFAS must provide written PFAS notices.Source
• January 1, 2025IllinoisTook effectBan on manufacturers selling class B firefighting foam with intentionally added PFAS took effect.Source
• January 1, 2025ColoradoTook effectBans on cosmetics, indoor textile furnishings, and indoor upholstered furniture took effect, and the severe-wet-conditions apparel disclosure began.Source
• January 1, 2025CaliforniaTook effectTextile articles ban (AB 1817) took effect at 100 ppm total organic fluorine, with a "Made with PFAS chemicals" disclosure for outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions.Source
• January 1, 2025CaliforniaTook effectCosmetics bans took effect: all intentionally added PFAS (AB 2771) and 13 listed PFAS (AB 2762).Source
• January 1, 2025CaliforniaTook effectMenstrual products ban on intentionally added PFAS (AB 2515) took effect.Source
• January 1, 2025CaliforniaAmendedAB 347 took effect and limited the juvenile product definition to the listed products.Source
• January 1, 2025AlaskaTook effectBan on using PFAS-containing firefighting foam took effect.Source
• December 31, 2024HawaiiTook effectBan on PFAS in wraps and liners, plates, food boats and pizza boxes took effect.Source
• December 28, 2024New YorkTook effectCarpet producer responsibility law, which includes the carpet PFAS ban, took effect.Source
• December 22, 2024OregonRuleOHA filed a rule adding PFOA to the Toxic-Free Kids Act high priority chemical list, effective Jan. 1, 2025.Source
• December 19, 2024European UnionEnactedThe Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 was adopted.Source
• December 18, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA made PFAS ineligible for TSCA low volume and LoREX exemptions, effective January 17, 2025.Source
• November 18, 2024MinnesotaRuleMPCA published a second request for comments on reporting and fees.Source
• October 10, 2024European UnionUpdateThe PFHxA restriction entered into force, with application dates from 2026.Source
• October 8, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed adding 16 PFAS and 15 PFAS categories to the TRI.Source
• October 1, 2024New HampshireAmended2024 N.H. Laws ch. 336 took effect, adding PFAS station wear restrictions for fire departments.Source
• September 30, 2024United States (federal)UpdateEPA requested comment on PFAS formed during fluorination of plastic containers to inform TSCA regulation.Source
• September 30, 2024CaliforniaEnactedAB 2515 signed, banning PFAS in menstrual products.Source
• September 29, 2024CaliforniaEnactedAB 347 signed, creating a DTSC registration, testing and enforcement program for the juvenile product, textile and food packaging bans.Source
• September 19, 2024European UnionEnactedCommission adopted the PFHxA restriction, Regulation (EU) 2024/2462.Source
• September 5, 2024United States (federal)DelayedEPA delayed the TSCA PFAS reporting start from November 12, 2024 to July 11, 2025.Source
• August 15, 2024MassachusettsEnactedGovernor approved Chapter 182 of the Acts of 2024 on PFAS in firefighter PPE.Source
• August 9, 2024MaineTook effectPL 2023, c. 630 amendments to the PFAS in Products law took effect.Source
• August 7, 2024European UnionUpdateThe Commission published technical guidelines on methods for analysing PFAS Total and Sum of PFAS in drinking water (Commission Notice C/2024/4910).Source
• August 2, 2024New HampshireEnactedHB 1649 (2024 N.H. Laws ch. 349) took effect, setting a January 1, 2027 PFAS ban for eight consumer product categories.Source
• July 27, 2024CanadaReportingSection 71 notice on certain PFAS published.Source
• July 22, 2024AlaskaEnactedSB 67 became chapter 14 SLA 24.Source
• July 16, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed revoking the tolerance exemption for PTFE as a pesticide inert ingredient.Source
• July 13, 2024CanadaUpdateUpdated draft State of PFAS Report and revised risk management scope published.Source
• July 10, 2024United States (federal)UpdateEPA granted a TSCA section 21 petition seeking a section 6 rule on PFOA, PFNA and PFDA formed during container fluorination.Source
• July 1, 2024IndianaTook effectFirefighter gear PFAS labeling/purchasing requirement takes effect.Source
• July 1, 2024HawaiiTook effectBan on sale and training or testing use of class B foam with intentionally introduced PFAS took effect.Source
• July 1, 2024DenmarkTook effectUse of existing PFAS foam stocks at training grounds ended.Source
• June 26, 2024Rhode IslandEnactedConsumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 enacted (P.L. 2024 ch. 344 and 345).Source
• June 17, 2024Rhode IslandDelayedP.L. 2024 ch. 120 and 121 delayed the food packaging PFAS ban to January 1, 2025.Source
• June 5, 2024ConnecticutEnactedPublic Act 24-59 approved, setting PFAS notification, labeling and sales ban dates for consumer products.Source
• May 30, 2024VermontEnactedGovernor signed Act 131 (S.25), adding PFAS bans for cosmetics, menstrual products and several consumer product categories from January 1, 2026.Source
• May 25, 2024MaineRuleChapter 80 section 5 took effect, starting the two-year lead time for the food packaging ban.Source
• May 17, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA added seven PFAS to the TRI for reporting year 2024.Source
• May 15, 2024AlaskaUpdateLegislature gave final passage to SB 67 (PFAS foam use ban and disposal reimbursement).Source
• May 8, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA designated PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances, effective July 8, 2024.Source
• May 1, 2024WashingtonTook effectSecond food packaging ban took effect (bags and sleeves, bowls, flat serviceware, open-top and closed containers).Source
• May 1, 2024ColoradoAmendedGovernor signed SB 24-081, adding new product bans and the artificial turf ban.Source
• April 26, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA published the PFAS drinking water regulation, effective June 25, 2024.Source
• April 18, 2024MaineRuleBoard of Environmental Protection adopted Chapter 80 section 5 banning PFAS in nine food packaging types.Source
• April 16, 2024MaineAmendedLD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630) signed, repealing general notification and adding phased category bans.Source
• April 16, 2024MaineDelayedLD 1537 moved the all-products PFAS ban from January 1, 2030 to January 1, 2032.Source
• April 11, 2024HawaiiUpdateHouse disagreed with Senate amendments to HB 1896 (PFAS in food packaging, food service ware, cosmetics and personal care products); the bill was not enacted.Source
• March 26, 2024United States (federal)RuleDoD finalized the DFARS AFFF procurement rule.Source
• March 21, 2024United States (federal)CourtThe Fifth Circuit vacated EPA's TSCA section 5 orders barring Inhance Technologies from forming PFAS when fluorinating plastic containers.Source
• March 13, 2024MarylandUpdateHouse committee hearing held on pesticide PFAS ban bill HB1190; bill later dies in committee.Source
• February 28, 2024United States (federal)UpdateFDA announced that PFAS grease-proofing agents for food packaging are no longer sold in the US.Source
• February 28, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed removing PTFE from the list of approved pesticide inert ingredients.Source
• February 14, 2024New ZealandUpdateThe amendment notice was published in the New Zealand Gazette.Source
• February 8, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed listing nine PFAS as RCRA hazardous constituents.Source
• January 25, 2024New ZealandEnactedEPA issued the Cosmetic Products Group Standard amendment adding a PFAS ban.Source
• January 11, 2024United States (federal)RuleEPA finalized the significant new use rule for 329 inactive PFAS, effective March 11, 2024.Source
• January 8, 2024New JerseyTook effectClass B foam law P.L. 2023, c. 243 took effect.Source
• January 1, 2024WashingtonTook effectReporting for PFAS in outdoor furniture and furnishings took effect; the AFFF sales ban began to apply to terminals, chemical plants and refineries.Source
• January 1, 2024VermontTook effectClass B PFAS foam sales restriction began applying to foam for use at terminals.Source
• January 1, 2024MinnesotaTook effectBans on intentionally added PFAS in food packaging and on PFAS class B firefighting foam took effect.Source
• January 1, 2024MarylandTook effectAFFF, food packaging, and carpet/rug PFAS bans take effect statewide.Source
• January 1, 2024DenmarkTook effectThe fire training ground foam ban took effect.Source
• January 1, 2024ColoradoTook effectBans on PFAS in carpets or rugs, fabric treatments, food packaging, juvenile products, and oil and gas products took effect, along with cookware labeling and new PFAS foam containment and reporting duties.Source
• January 1, 2024CaliforniaTook effectCookware label disclosure and package free-of claim rules (AB 1200) took effect.Source
• January 1, 2024CaliforniaTook effectSB 1044 exemption for fixed foam fire suppression systems expired.Source
• December 31, 2023ConnecticutTook effectBan on food packaging with intentionally introduced PFAS took effect.Source
• December 12, 2023AustraliaEnactedRegister amendment listing PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS in Schedule 7 was made.Source
• November 27, 2023DenmarkEnactedOrder No. 1360 banning PFAS firefighting foam at fire training grounds was signed.Source
• November 16, 2023United KingdomAmendedPFHxS was added to the GB POPs Regulation.Source
• November 13, 2023United States (federal)Took effectThe TSCA PFAS reporting rule took effect.Source
• October 31, 2023United States (federal)RuleEPA made TRI PFAS chemicals of special concern and removed the de minimis exemption, including for supplier notifications.Source
• October 11, 2023United States (federal)RuleEPA published the TSCA section 8(a)(7) PFAS reporting rule.Source
• October 8, 2023CaliforniaVetoedGovernor vetoed AB 1423, which would have restricted PFAS in artificial turf and synthetic surfaces.Source
• October 8, 2023CaliforniaVetoedGovernor vetoed AB 246, a menstrual products PFAS bill.Source
• October 5, 2023New ZealandTook effectPFHxS, its salts and related compounds were added to Schedule 2A of the HSNO Act.Source
• October 1, 2023VermontUpdateLatest date for the federal-requirement exception to the class B PFAS foam sales ban under Act 36.Source
• October 1, 2023MarylandTook effectFirefighter PPE PFAS written-disclosure requirement takes effect.Source
• October 1, 2023ConnecticutTook effectDeadline for airport fixed systems to remove or repurpose Class B foam containing intentionally added PFAS.Source
• September 29, 2023United States (federal)RuleDoD issued an interim DFARS rule barring procurement of AFFF with more than one part per billion PFAS, effective October 1, 2023.Source
• September 25, 2023MinnesotaRuleMPCA published requests for comments on PFAS reporting and fee rules.Source
• August 26, 2023AlaskaVetoedGovernor vetoed HB 51, which combined refrigerant provisions with a PFAS firefighting substance use ban.Source
• August 8, 2023European UnionAmendedDelegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1608 adding PFHxS to the POPs Regulation was published.Source
• July 31, 2023OregonEnactedGovernor approved SB 546 (Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act).Source
• July 28, 2023IllinoisTook effectP.A. 103-351 took effect, creating an IEPA take-back program for PFAS firefighting foam.Source
• July 1, 2023VermontTook effectAct 36 bans on PFAS in food packaging, residential rugs and carpets, aftermarket treatments for rugs and carpets, and ski wax took effect.Source
• July 1, 2023New HampshireUpdateDES legacy firefighting foam take-back program was required to begin.Source
• July 1, 2023CaliforniaTook effectJuvenile products PFAS ban (AB 652) took effect.Source
• June 23, 2023United States (federal)RuleEPA added nine PFAS to the TRI for reporting year 2023.Source
• June 22, 2023Rhode IslandDelayedP.L. 2023 ch. 257 and 258 delayed the food packaging PFAS ban from January 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024.Source
• June 16, 2023NevadaVetoedGovernor vetoed SB 76, which would have banned intentionally added PFAS in products such as carpets, food packaging, toys, upholstered furniture and cosmetics and required cookware labeling.Source
• June 8, 2023MaineDelayedLD 217 (PL 2023, c. 138) approved, moving the PFAS product notification deadline from January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2025.Source
• June 7, 2023European UnionUpdateSEAC adopted its opinion on restricting PFAS in firefighting foams.Source
• May 31, 2023WashingtonRuleEcology adopted the Cycle 1 Safer Products rule (WSR 23-12-044), effective July 1, 2023.Source
• May 24, 2023MinnesotaEnactedGovernor signed 2023 Minn. Laws ch. 60, enacting Amara's Law and expanding the firefighting foam ban.Source
• May 20, 2023CanadaUpdateDraft State of PFAS Report published in Canada Gazette Part I.Source
• May 18, 2023MinnesotaEnactedGovernor signed 2023 Minn. Laws ch. 43, adding PFAS disclosure and registration limits for pesticides.Source
• May 15, 2023WashingtonEnactedGovernor signed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (HB 1047).Source
• May 8, 2023OregonEnactedGovernor approved SB 543 (PFAS foodware and polystyrene foam ban).Source
• May 8, 2023MarylandEnactedHB319 (Ch. 486) signed, directing a state study of PFAS in pesticides (not a product ban).Source
• April 26, 2023North CarolinaUpdateHouse Bill 370, an earlier version of the training and testing AFFF restriction, was analyzed in committee in the 2023-2024 session but did not become law.Source
• April 20, 2023IndianaEnactedHB 1341 signed, creating firefighter-gear PFAS labeling law.Source
• April 13, 2023United States (federal)RuleEPA issued an advance notice on possible CERCLA designation of other PFAS.Source
• April 1, 2023United States (federal)Took effectDoD ban on procuring PFOS- or PFOA-containing nonstick cookware, treated upholstered furniture, carpets and rugs took effect.Source
• March 29, 2023United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed the PFAS national primary drinking water regulation.Source
• March 22, 2023European UnionUpdateECHA opened the consultation on the universal PFAS restriction proposal, open until 25 September 2023.Source
• February 1, 2023WashingtonTook effectFirst food packaging ban took effect (wraps, plates, food boats, pizza boxes).Source
• January 26, 2023United States (federal)RuleEPA proposed a significant new use rule for inactive PFAS on the TSCA Inventory.Source
• January 13, 2023European UnionUpdateFive national authorities submitted the universal PFAS restriction proposal to ECHA (reported by law firms).Source
• January 12, 2023United States (federal)UpdateMilitary specification MIL-PRF-32725 for fluorine-free firefighting foam issued; FAA CertAlert 23-01 said airports may use qualified fluorine-free foam but are not required to switch.Source
• January 1, 2023United KingdomUpdateScotland introduced a statutory drinking water standard of 0.1 µg/l for the sum of 20 PFAS.Source
• January 1, 2023MaineTook effectBans on PFAS in carpets, rugs and fabric treatments took effect.Source
• January 1, 2023HawaiiUpdateDeadline for class B foam manufacturers to notify sellers in Hawaii of Act 152.Source
• January 1, 2023CaliforniaTook effectPlant-fiber food packaging ban (AB 1200) took effect.Source
• January 1, 2023CaliforniaTook effectCookware website chemical disclosure and website free-of claim rules (AB 1200) took effect.Source
• July 1, 2022North CarolinaTook effectAFFF reporting requirement (G.S. 58-82B) took effect.Source
• June 13, 2022OhioTook effectR.C. 3737.52 (Class B PFAS foam training and testing restriction) took effect.Source
• April 21, 2022MarylandEnactedGovernor Hogan signs the George Walter Taylor Act (HB275/SB273, Ch. 138).Source
• January 1, 2022LouisianaTook effectAFFF use/discharge prohibition takes effect.Source
• January 1, 2022ArkansasTook effectAFFF training/testing restriction takes effect.Source
• June 11, 2021LouisianaEnactedHB 389 signed as Act 232 of 2021.Source
• March 10, 2021ArkansasEnactedHB 1351 signed as Act 315 of 2021.Source
• December 18, 2020New ZealandRuleAn EPA amendment to the Fire Fighting Chemicals Group Standard took effect, adding restrictions on firefighting foams containing PFAS and rules for foam waste.Source
• December 3, 2020New ZealandTook effectPFOA, its salts and related compounds were added to Schedule 2A of the HSNO Act.Source
• October 6, 2020MichiganTook effectPFAS foam training ban takes effect.Source
• September 1, 2020WisconsinTook effectWisconsin's AFFF PFAS use restriction (Act 101, Section 299.48) takes effect.Source
• July 31, 2020MichiganTook effectRestriction on PFAS foam for training/equipment calibration takes effect.Source
• July 8, 2020MichiganTook effectMichigan fire-chief PEAS reporting requirement and foam collection program take effect.Source
• July 1, 2020IndianaTook effectAFFF training/testing restriction (IC 36-8-10.7) takes effect.Source
• June 29, 2020ColoradoAmendedHB 20-1119 became law. It directed the state to register facilities, fire departments and certain lessees that store or use Class B foam containing PFAS, and to set standards for capturing and disposing of the foam.Source
• January 1, 2020GeorgiaTook effectAFFF use/discharge restriction (HB 458) takes effect.Source
• January 1, 2020ArizonaTook effectAFFF training/testing use restriction takes effect.Source
• June 27, 2019KentuckyEnactedKRS 227.395 (AFFF training/testing restriction) created and effective.Source
• May 13, 2019ArizonaEnactedSB 1526 signed, creating the AFFF training/testing use restriction.Source
• August 18, 2011New ZealandTook effectPFOS, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride were added to Schedule 2A of the HSNO Act, the list of persistent organic pollutants that may not be imported or manufactured.Source