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PFAS in Textile Furnishings: State Laws and Dates

Ten states ban intentionally added PFAS in textile furnishings. In force: California, Colorado and Minnesota (since January 1, 2025); Maine, Vermont and Washington (since January 1, 2026). Scheduled: New Hampshire and Rhode Island (January 1, 2027); Connecticut and New Mexico (January 1, 2028).

Textile furnishings include curtains, bedding, towels, table linens and similar household textiles. Several states fold them into their textile article definitions, so the same dates apply.

State rules

JurisdictionRequirementEffectiveStatusSource
CaliforniaBanThe textile articles ban covers household and business furnishings such as draperies, shower curtains, bedding, towels, napkins, and tablecloths.100 ppm total organic fluorine threshold, dropping to 50 ppm on 2027-01-01. Carpets and rugs and PFAS treatments for converted textiles or leathers are excluded because they are regulated under the Safer Consumer Products program.January 1, 2025In forceHSC 108970(i), 108971(a)
ColoradoBanNo person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use indoor textile furnishings containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.January 1, 2025In forceC.R.S. 25-15-604(3)
MinnesotaBanNo person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in Minnesota textile furnishings (draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, bedding, towels, tablecloths) that contain intentionally added PFAS.Does not apply where intentionally added PFAS are only in electronic components or internal components (subd. 5(b), added by 1Sp2025 c 1). These products remain subject to reporting and to the 2032 ban (MPCA).January 1, 2025In forceMinn. Stat. 116.943, subd. 5(a)(9)
MaineBanThe textile article ban also covers household and business textiles such as draperies, shower curtains, furnishings, upholstery, bedding, towels, napkins and tablecloths containing intentionally added PFAS.Carpets and rugs, treatments for converted textiles or leathers, laboratory testing textiles, stadium shades and architectural fabric structures, and industrial filtration media are excluded from the textile article definition.January 1, 2026In force38 M.R.S. section 1614(1)(N), (5)(B-1)(7)
VermontBanThe textile ban also covers household and business textile articles such as draperies, shower curtains, furnishings, upholstery, bedding, towels, napkins and tablecloths containing intentionally added regulated PFAS.Same 100 ppm (50 ppm from July 1, 2027) total organic fluorine threshold. Industrial filtration media, laboratory textiles, and rugs or carpets are excluded from textile articles.January 1, 2026In force9 V.S.A. sections 2494e(18), (22), 2494f(b)
WashingtonBanNo person may manufacture, sell or distribute leather and textile furnishings intended for indoor use that contain intentionally added PFAS.Same subsection and exclusions as the indoor furniture restriction.January 1, 2026In forceWAC 173-337-110(3)
CaliforniaBanThe 50 ppm total organic fluorine threshold applies to textile furnishings.January 1, 2027ScheduledHSC 108970(g)(2)(B)
ColoradoBanNo person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale or use outdoor textile furnishings containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.January 1, 2027ScheduledC.R.S. 25-15-604(4)
New HampshireBanPFAS-added textile furnishings may not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale or promotional purposes in New Hampshire.Textile furnishings include draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, bedding, towels and tablecloths used in households and businesses; textiles used in medical or industrial settings are excluded. Apparel is not listed.January 1, 2027ScheduledRSA 149-M:64, I(v), IV(h)
Rhode IslandBanNo person may manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in Rhode Island household or business textile articles such as draperies, shower curtains, furnishings, upholstery, bedding, towels, napkins and tablecloths that contain intentionally added PFAS.Textile articles exclude carpets or rugs, treatments for textiles or leathers, laboratory textiles, architectural fabric structures and industrial filtration media.January 1, 2027ScheduledR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a); 23-18.18-3(25)
ConnecticutBanNo person may manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in Connecticut textile furnishings that contain intentionally added PFAS.January 1, 2028ScheduledConn. Gen. Stat. 22a-903c
New MexicoBanManufacturers may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute in New Mexico, directly or through intermediaries, textile furnishings containing intentionally added PFAS.Section 3(A) exemptions apply, including products containing solid fluoropolymers (Section 3(A)(16)).January 1, 2028ScheduledHB 212 (2025), Section 3(C)

Federal and international rules

JurisdictionRequirementEffectiveStatusSource
European UnionTextile furnishingsMay not be placed on the market or used in textiles, leather, furs and hides for the general public other than clothing and related accessories, such as curtains, blinds, upholstery and other textile coverings.Limits: 25 ppb for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, or 1,000 ppb for the sum of PFHxA-related substances, measured in homogeneous material. Articles placed on the market before 10 October 2027 are exempt (para. 8). The recitals list carpets, rugs, curtains, blinds, upholstery, textile wall covers and other coverings, including in transport, public places and offices.October 10, 2027ScheduledAnnex XVII entry 79, paras. 2, 3, 8; recitals
FranceTextile furnishingsAll textile products containing PFAS (for example furnishing textiles) are banned.Exceptions for textiles needed for essential uses without alternatives and technical textiles for industrial use, listed by decree (art. D. 525-3). Professional footwear is not a textile article and is not covered.January 1, 2030ScheduledArt. 1, I; Code de l'environnement art. D. 525-3

Questions

Which states ban PFAS in textile furnishings?

Ten states ban intentionally added PFAS in textile furnishings. In force: California, Colorado and Minnesota (since January 1, 2025); Maine, Vermont and Washington (since January 1, 2026). Scheduled: New Hampshire and Rhode Island (January 1, 2027); Connecticut and New Mexico (January 1, 2028).

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