Ohio PFAS Laws

Ohio has banned training use of PFAS firefighting foam, and restricted its use in testing, since June 13, 2022. The law does not limit sales.

Verified November 10, 20261 law tracked1 provision

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Food packaging: no rule
Cookware: no rule
Cosmetics: no rule
Children's products: no rule
Apparel and textiles: no rule
Textile furnishings: no rule
Carpets and rugs: no rule
Fabric treatments: no rule
Upholstered furniture: no rule
Cleaning products: no rule
Dental floss: no rule
Menstrual products: no rule
Ski wax: no rule
Artificial turf: no rule
Firefighting foam: use limit since June 13, 2022
Firefighter gear: no rule
Pesticides: no rule
All products: no rule
Reporting: no rule
Labeling: no rule

Use limit
Years are effective dates.

Requirements by product

Product	Requirement	Effective	Status	Source
Firefighting foamUse limit	Prohibits using Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS for training purposes, and prohibits testing use unless required by law or regulation and conducted with appropriate containment and disposal measures.Emergency firefighting and fire prevention operations are exempt; the section does not restrict manufacture, sale, or distribution.	June 13, 2022	In force	R.C. 3737.52

The laws

Ohio

PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam

Citation: Ohio Rev. Code 3737.52
Enacted by: HB 158 (134th General Assembly), signed March 14, 2022 (secondary source), effective June 13, 2022
Enacted or adopted: March 14, 2022
Status: In force
Source: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3737.52

How it defines PFAS

A class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, that are designed to be fully functional in class B firefighting foam formulations.

Exemptions

Emergency firefighting and fire prevention operations
Testing required by law or regulation, if properly contained and disposed of

Bills and pending action

HB 272 (136th General Assembly, 2025-2026): Regarding intentionally added PFAS in products
In the House General Government Committee, with hearings on June 10, 2025, March 17, 2026 and May 19, 2026. A substitute bill was adopted March 17, 2026 (secondary source). Not reported out. (May 19, 2026)
Would ban intentionally added PFAS in listed products. The committee substitute, as posted by the Ohio Manufacturers' Association, bans sales of cookware, food packaging, dental floss, juvenile products and firefighting foam from January 1, 2027, and carpets and rugs, cleaning products, cosmetics, fabric treatments, feminine hygiene products, textiles, textile furnishings, ski wax and upholstered furniture from January 1, 2028. It drops the introduced bill's January 1, 2032 ban on all products with intentionally added PFAS and instead lets the Ohio EPA director ban other products by rule, with a report due by January 1, 2032. Source
HB 743 (136th General Assembly, 2025-2026): Prohibit the use of intentionally added PFAS in various products
Introduced March 10, 2026; referred to the House General Government Committee March 18, 2026; no hearings. (March 18, 2026)
Would prohibit, with exceptions, intentionally added PFAS in various products (proposed sections 3745.81 to 3745.87, Revised Code). A secondary source says it would ban sales of listed products, including cookware, cosmetics, dental floss and carpets, from January 1, 2028. Source

Timeline

June 13, 2022 Took effect
R.C. 3737.52 (Class B PFAS foam training and testing restriction) took effect. Source
May 14, 2025 Update
HB 272, a broader PFAS-in-products bill, was referred to the House General Government Committee. Source