State PFAS law

Indiana PFAS Laws

Indiana restricts training and testing use of PFAS firefighting foam (since July 1, 2020) and bars fire departments from buying firefighter gear after June 30, 2024 unless it is labeled for PFAS content.

Verified September 28, 20262 laws tracked3 provisions

Firefighting foam 2020
Firefighter gear 2024

Requirements by product

Product	Requirement	Effective	Status	Source
Firefighting foamUse limit	Prohibits use of Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals for training purposes.	July 1, 2020	In force Secondary source	IC 36-8-10.7
Firefighting foamUse limit	Prohibits testing use of PFAS-containing Class B foam unless the facility has appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures.Does not restrict emergency firefighting/fire prevention use, or manufacture/sale of the foam.	July 1, 2020	In force Secondary source	IC 36-8-10.7
Firefighter gearLabeling	An Indiana fire department may not purchase firefighter gear (structural firefighting protective clothing, including coats, trousers, helmets, gloves, and footwear) unless it bears a permanently affixed label indicating whether it contains a PFAS chemical.A purchasing and labeling requirement; gear containing PFAS is not banned. Statute text reads 'after June 30, 2024.'	July 1, 2024	Applies	IC 36-8-27-2

The laws

Indiana

Use of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS Chemicals

Citation: Ind. Code §§ 36-8-10.7-1 to 36-8-10.7-8
Enacted by: HB 1189 (2020), P.L. 22-2020
Status: In force
Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-36/article-8/chapter-10-7/

How it defines PFAS

any chemical of a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that contain at least one fully fluorinated atom

Intentionally added

intentionally added PFAS chemicals

Exemptions

Emergency firefighting and fire prevention operations
Manufacture and sale of the foam