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PFAS Laws in All 50 States

Seventeen states ban intentionally added PFAS in at least one consumer product, and most of the rest regulate only firefighting foam or nothing at all. Product bans count distinct product categories, whether in force or scheduled.

StateProduct bansFirefighting foamReportingAll productsNext date
AlabamaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
AlaskaNoneUse limit, since January 1, 2025NoneNoneNone
ArizonaNoneUse limit, since January 1, 2020NoneNoneJanuary 1, 2029
ArkansasNoneUse limit, since January 1, 2022NoneNoneNone
California7Ban, since January 1, 2022Reporting, since July 1, 2021NoneJanuary 1, 2027
Colorado14Ban, since August 2, 2021NoneNoneJanuary 1, 2027
Connecticut13Use limit, since July 13, 2021Reporting, since July 1, 2026NoneJanuary 1, 2028
DelawareNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
District of ColumbiaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
FloridaNoneBan, from July 1, 2027NoneNoneJuly 1, 2027
GeorgiaNoneUse limit, since January 1, 2020NoneNoneNone
Hawaii1Ban, since July 1, 2024NoneNoneNone
IdahoNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Illinois5Ban, since January 1, 2025NoneNoneJanuary 1, 2027
IndianaNoneUse limit, since July 1, 2020NoneNoneNone
IowaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
KansasNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
KentuckyNoneUse limit, since July 15, 2020NoneNoneNone
LouisianaNoneUse limit, since January 1, 2022NoneNoneNone
Maine14Ban, since January 1, 2022Reporting, since January 1, 2026Ban, from January 1, 2032July 1, 2027
Maryland2Ban, since January 1, 2024NoneNoneNone
MassachusettsNoneNoneNoneNoneJanuary 1, 2027
MichiganNoneUse limit, since October 6, 2020NoneNoneNone
Minnesota12Ban, since January 1, 2024Reporting, since January 1, 2026Ban, from January 1, 2032January 1, 2028
MississippiNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
MissouriNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
MontanaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
NebraskaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
NevadaNoneUse limit, since January 1, 2022NoneNoneNone
New Hampshire9Ban, since January 1, 2020NoneNoneJanuary 1, 2027
New Jersey4Ban, since January 8, 2026NoneNoneJanuary 1, 2027
New Mexico13Ban, from January 1, 2027Reporting, from January 1, 2027Ban, from January 1, 2032January 1, 2027
New York5Ban, in forceNoneNoneDecember 19, 2026
North CarolinaNoneReporting, since July 1, 2022NoneNoneNone
North DakotaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
OhioNoneUse limit, since June 13, 2022NoneNoneNone
OklahomaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Oregon2Use limit, since July 1, 2026Reporting, since January 1, 2025NoneJanuary 1, 2027
PennsylvaniaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Rhode Island11Ban, since January 1, 2025NoneNoneJanuary 1, 2027
South CarolinaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
South DakotaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
TennesseeNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
TexasNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
UtahNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Vermont13Ban, since July 1, 2022NoneNoneJuly 1, 2027
Virginia1Use limit, since July 1, 2021NoneNoneNone
Washington8Ban, since July 1, 2020Reporting, since January 1, 2024NoneJanuary 1, 2027
West VirginiaNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
WisconsinNoneUse limit, since September 1, 2020NoneNoneNone
WyomingNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

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