Requirements by product
| Product | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CosmeticsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in Illinois cosmetics (the Act's definition includes soap) containing intentionally added PFAS.Exempt: products where federal law preempts, used products, electronic or internal components, and SNAP-listed refrigerants, foams, and aerosol propellants (except in personal care products). | January 1, 2032 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/45(a), (b) |
| Children's productsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in Illinois juvenile products (products for children under 12, such as car seats, cribs, strollers, and play mats) containing intentionally added PFAS.Exempt: products where federal law preempts, used products, electronic or internal components, and SNAP-listed refrigerants, foams, and aerosol propellants (except in personal care products). Juvenile products exclude children's electronics, adult mattresses, and internal components that do not contact a child's skin or mouth. | January 1, 2032 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/45(a), (b) |
| Apparel and textilesBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in Illinois intimate apparel (bras, boxers, briefs, shapewear, sleepwear, thermals, loungewear, socks, and stockings) containing intentionally added PFAS.Exempt: products where federal law preempts, used products, electronic or internal components, and SNAP-listed refrigerants, foams, and aerosol propellants (except in personal care products). | January 1, 2032 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/45(a), (b) |
| Dental flossBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in Illinois dental floss containing intentionally added PFAS.Exempt: products where federal law preempts, used products, electronic or internal components, and SNAP-listed refrigerants, foams, and aerosol propellants (except in personal care products). | January 1, 2032 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/45(a), (b) |
| Menstrual productsBan | No person may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in Illinois menstrual products (tampons, pads, sponges, menstruation underwear, disks, and cups) containing intentionally added PFAS.Exempt: products where federal law preempts, used products, electronic or internal components, and SNAP-listed refrigerants, foams, and aerosol propellants (except in personal care products). | January 1, 2032 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/45(a), (b) |
| Firefighting foamBan | Manufacturers of class B firefighting foam may not knowingly manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute in Illinois foam containing intentionally added PFAS.Refineries, chemical or ethanol plants, flammable liquid storage and distribution facilities, tank farms or terminals, and fixed foam systems at manufacturing facilities or warehouses could extend compliance to January 1, 2027 by notifying the State Fire Marshal before January 1, 2025. Exempt where PFAS foam is required or authorized by federal law or local building or fire codes (including 14 CFR 139.317, FAA guidance, and NFPA 409 (2016)) or for military purposes, unless federal law allows alternatives. | January 1, 2025 | In force | 415 ILCS 170/10(b), (c) |
| Firefighting foamBan | The extended compliance period for facilities that notified the State Fire Marshal ends, so the class B foam ban applies to them. | January 1, 2027 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/10(b) |
| Firefighting foamUse limit | No person, local government, fire department, or state agency may use class B firefighting foam with intentionally added PFAS for training or testing, except testing at facilities with containment, notification, and employee training. Manufacturers must tell fire departments before purchase that the foam contains PFAS, is regulated, and that alternatives may exist.Any discharge or release of such foam must be reported to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency within 48 hours (Sec. 15(b)). Emergency response use by fire departments is not restricted. | January 1, 2022 | In force | 415 ILCS 170/10(a), (d), (e); 170/15 |
| Firefighter gearBan | Sellers may not knowingly manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute in Illinois firefighting personal protective clothing (jackets, pants, shoes, gloves, helmets) containing intentionally added PFAS. | January 1, 2027 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/20(b) |
| Firefighter gearBan | Sellers may not knowingly manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute auxiliary firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally added PFAS, such as breathing apparatus and respiratory protection, hearing protection, communication devices, and fall protection. | January 1, 2030 | Scheduled | 415 ILCS 170/20(c) |
| Firefighter gearLabeling | Anyone selling firefighting personal protective clothing containing PFAS to any person, local government, or state agency must give written notice at the time of sale that it contains PFAS and why.Seller and purchaser keep the notice for three years; the seller must provide it to IEPA within 60 days of a request. Added by HB 2409 (P.A. 104-221). | January 1, 2026 | Applies | 415 ILCS 170/20(a) |
The laws
Illinois
PFAS Reduction Act
- Citation
- 415 ILCS 170
- Enacted by
- P.A. 102-290 (2021); amended by P.A. 103-351 (2023), HB 2409 (P.A. 104-221, 2025), and HB 2516 (P.A. 104-231, 2025)
- Enacted or adopted
- August 6, 2021
- Last amended
- August 15, 2025
- Status
- Partly in force
- Source
- https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=4187&ChapterID=36
How it defines PFAS
a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
Intentionally added
PFAS that are deliberately added during the manufacture of a product if the continued presence of the PFAS is desired in the final product or desired in one of the product's components to perform a specific function in the final product (excludes PFAS present only because of water the manufacturer did not contaminate)
Exemptions
- 'Product' excludes prosthetic or orthotic devices, FDA-regulated medical devices and drugs and items used in regulated medical settings, their packaging, and FIFRA-regulated products.
- Section 45 bans do not apply to products where federal law preempts, used products, electronic or internal components, or SNAP-listed refrigerants, foams, and aerosol propellants used as listed (except in personal care products).
- Class B foam restrictions do not apply where PFAS foam is required or authorized by federal law or local codes or for military purposes, or to fire department emergency response.
Penalties. Manufacturers: up to $5,000 for a first violation and $10,000 for each later violation (Sec. 35). Other persons who knowingly violate Section 45: the same amounts (Sec. 45(d)). The Attorney General or the county State's Attorney enforces (Sec. 45(e)); penalties go to the Environmental Protection Trust Fund.
Timeline
- July 28, 2023 Took effect
P.A. 103-351 took effect, creating an IEPA take-back program for PFAS firefighting foam. Source - January 1, 2025 Took effect
Ban on manufacturers selling class B firefighting foam with intentionally added PFAS took effect. Source - May 31, 2025 Update
HB 2516 passed both houses. Source - August 15, 2025 Enacted
Governor approved HB 2409 (P.A. 104-221) on firefighter protective clothing and equipment. Source - August 15, 2025 Enacted
Governor approved HB 2516 (P.A. 104-231), setting 2032 bans on PFAS in cosmetics, dental floss, juvenile products, menstrual products, and intimate apparel. Source - January 1, 2026 Took effect
Written PFAS notice requirement for sales of firefighter protective clothing took effect. Source
Checked and set aside
- Illinois dropped cookware and food packaging from its 2025 product law before passage.