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Current Policy (131 bills in 29 states)
Adopted Policy (182 bills in 35 states)
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
LD 1017: Requires employers to identify toxic chemicals in their workplace and, if feasible, replace them with safer alternatives.
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HB 3486: Prohibits the use of paper receipts unless a consumer specifically requests one.
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 6027: Requires cosmetics manufacturers to disclose ingredients in their products to the State, including flavors and fragrances.
Alaska
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 27: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's products and furniture primarily used by parents or guardians of children containing organohalogen, organonitrogen, organophosphate, nanoscale, or antimony flame retardants and requires labelling of products sold indicating their lack of flame retardants.
Arizona
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 1280: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of upholstered furniture and children's products containing 5 listed toxic flame retardants.
California
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 232: Prohibits the sale and distribution of packaging and packaging materials containing lead, cadmium, mercury, and/or hexavalent chromium.
California
PFAS
AB 756: Requires public water systems to monitor for PFOA and PFOS.
California
Formaldehyde ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 317: Prohibits the sale of products containing formaldehyde and other chemicals designed to treat human waste.
California
PFAS
AB 841: Requires the state to develop a workplan to determine select PFAS to test for risks to human health.
California
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 574: Requires cosmetics manufacturer to disclose to the state all cosmetic products that contain a fragrance ingredient or flavor ingredient and a list of each fragrance ingredient and flavor ingredient in the cosmetic product.
California
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out
SB 392: Amends existing law to allow for the State to rely on existing analyses of hazardous substances in consumer products instead of commissioning new ones; requires manufacturers to provide product and chemical data to Sate upon request.
Connecticut
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 7197: Prohibits the sale of children's products containing toxic flame retardants; requires all consumer products to be labeled indicating if they contain toxic flame retardants.
Connecticut
PFAS
HB 5910 / SB 78: Prohibits the use of PFAS in firefighting foam and food packaging.
Connecticut
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 6945: Requires infant and children's products to be labeled to indicate if the product contains flame retardant chemicals.
Connecticut
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 6516: Prohibits the distribution and sale of children's products and upholstered furniture containing organohalogen flame retardants.
Connecticut
Crumb Rubber
HB 7003: Prohibits the installation of crumb rubber in new municipal and school playgrounds.
Florida
PFAS
SB 998: Requires entities who discharge PFAS to report discharges to the Department of Environmental Protection.
Florida
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
PFAS
SB 1330: Requires reporting of discharges of PFOA and PFOS.
Hawaii
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HB 139: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of children's reusable food and beverage containers containing BPA.
Illinois
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HB 2076: Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, or use of paper containing bisphenol A for the making of business or banking records
Illinois
Lead
SB 201: Prohibits the use of lead ammunition.
Indiana
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 1134: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of upholstered furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads containing toxic flame retardants.
Iowa
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
S 386: Prohibits the manfuacture and sale of food packaging materials containing PFAS.
Iowa
Triclosan ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SF 24: Prohibits the sale of cleaning products containing triclosan.
Kentucky
PFAS
SB 104: Prohibits the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS for training purposes.
Maine
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
LD 1161: Prohibits the use of mercury dental fillings when paid for by the State.
Maryland
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 1264 / SB 902: Prohibiting the sale of juvenile products, mattresses, and upholstered furniture containing toxic flame retardants, and of child care products containing TCEP or TDCPP.
Maryland
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 299 / SB 82: Prohibits the sale and distribution of products containing N-Methylpyrrolidone or methylene chloride.
Massachusetts
Formaldehyde ,
Triclosan ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 1242: Requires Dept of Health to establish regulations for infant products containing certain toxic chemicals.
Massachusetts
Toxic Flame Retardants
HD 3012 / SD 1573: Bans 11 toxic flame retardants in carpeting, children's products, household furniture, window treatments, and bedding.
Massachusetts
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
SD 678: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of food packaging containing PFAS chemicals.
Massachusetts
PFAS
SD 1784: Requires manufacturers of firefighter equipment to disclose to purchasers if the equipment contains PFAS chemicals and why PFAS was included.
Massachusetts
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Chemicals General
SD 127: Establishes provisions to establish lists of priority chemicals and hold manufacturers accountable for their inclusion of those chemicals in products. Empowers the state to urge adoption of safer alternatives.
Massachusetts
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Chemicals General,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HD 400 / SD 1518: Establishes a framework for creating a list of chemicals of concern, requires manufacturers to disclose the inclusion of those chemicals of concern in children's products.
Massachusetts
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SD 447: Bans BPA in thermal receipt paper.
Massachusetts
Formaldehyde ,
Triclosan ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SD 247: Requires Department of Health to create protective rules for infant products containing a list of toxic chemicals.
Massachusetts
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SD 734: Requires the State to conduct a study of options for requiring disclosure of allergens in cosmetic products.
Massachusetts
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
HD 3750: Bans the use of PFAS in food packaging.
Michigan
PFAS
SB 14: Sets Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water of 5 ppt.
Minnesota
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
SF 2088: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of food packaging containing PFAS.
Minnesota
Lead ,
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Mercury ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HF 1239: Requires surface water testing for chemicals of concern to children including brominated FRs, phthalates, mercury, lead, and bisphenols.
 
Minnesota
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS
SF 321 / HF 359: Bans manufacture and sale of halogenated, phosphorus-based, nitrogen-based, and nanoscale flame retardants in residential upholstered furniture, children's products, and residential and business textiles. Prohibits the manufacture and sale of PFAS-containing firefighting foam.
Minnesota
PFAS
HF 603 / SF 518: Commissions the University of Minnesota to conduct a review of health studies and other research related to exposure to PFAS.
Mississippi
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SB2113: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of sports bottles and children's food containers containing bisphenol A. Prohibits the manufacture and sale of reusable food and beverage containers containing phthalates. Prohibits the manufacture and sale of food marketed to youth if the packaging contains phthalates or bisphenol A. Restricts the replacement of these chemicals with similarly toxic ones and requires disclosure of packaging containing bisphenol A, phthalates, or other similarly toxic chemicals.
Mississippi
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB2235: Requires manufacturers of cosmetics to disclose ingredients on the manufacturer's website.
Mississippi
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 2556: Requires manufacturers of cosmetics to disclose on their website the full list of ingredients contained in their products, including specific fragrance, flavor, and color additives.
Mississippi
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SB 2557: Restricts the manufacture and sale of drinking vessels containing BPA and phthalates. Requires labeling of all food packaging requiring BPA and phthalates.
Mississippi
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 2620: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's products and upholstered furniture containing any of 4 listed flame retardants.
New Hampshire
PFAS
HB 737 / LSR 617: Establishes a commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford and Litchfield.
New Hampshire
PFAS
SB 257: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, use, and purchase of firefighting foams containing PFAS.
New Hampshire
PFAS
HB 691: Requires blood testing for certain individuals exposed to perfluorinated chemicals in private or public water supplies.
New Hampshire
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 193: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of upholstered furniture and carpeting containing toxic flame retardants.
New Hampshire
PFAS
SB 287: Requires the State to adopt Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS in drinking water, not to exceed 20ppt combined.
New Hampshire
Toxic Chemicals General,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 661: Sets strict liability provisions for companies that release toxic chemicals, and creates provisions for companies to pay for medical monitoring of individuals exposed to toxic chemicals.
New Jersey
Formaldehyde ,
PFAS
ACR 131: Urges the state Department of Environmental Protection to adopt drinking water standards for several chemicals, including formaldehyde and PFNA.
New Jersey
Toxic Flame Retardants
A1362: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's products and residential upholstered furniture containing chemical flame retardants.
New Jersey
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
A2091: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of any infant product containing bisphenol A.
New Jersey
Triclosan ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A1372 / S829: Prohibits the sale of certain cleaning products containing triclosan.
New Jersey
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
A559: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of certain children's products containing cadmium, lead, and/or mercury.
New Jersey
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
A2179: Prohibits the sale of candy with intentionally added cadmium, lead, or mercury.
New Jersey
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
A3569: Eliminates the use of vaccines containing mercury.
New Jersey
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 2877: Prohibits the sale of infant products containing BPA.
New Jersey
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 2878: Prohibits the sale of food and beverage packaging containing BPA.
New Jersey
Heavy Metals
S 2799: Prohibits the sale of candy adulterated with lead, cadmium, and/or mercury.
New Jersey
PFAS
A 5099 / S 2879: Directs DEP to study and, if necessary, regulate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging.
New Jersey
Formaldehyde ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 4543: Prohibits sale and distribution of nail products containing dibutyl phthalates, toluene, or formaldehyde.
New Jersey
Formaldehyde ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 3718: Requires nail salon owners to provide workers with protective equipment when employees are working with toxic chemicals.
New Jersey
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 624 / S 285: Restricts sale of cleaning ingredients containing phosphorus and requires labeling of ingredients.
New Jersey
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
A 2188 / S 1496: Prohibits the sale of mercury relays and switches.
New Jersey
Formaldehyde
A 4481: Prohibits sale, distribution, or manufacture of children's products made with formaldehyde.
New Jersey
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 4014 / S 3130: Prohibits sale of paint or coating removal products containing methylene chloride.
New York
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 3243: Requires the state to purchase and use only environmentally preferable cleaning products.
New York
Formaldehyde
S 3567: Bans formaldehyde in certain children's products.
New York
PFAS
A 2004A / S 1504A: Allocates funds for the State University of New York at Stony Brook to provide for a new laboratory testing facility for PFOA and other chemicals.
New York
Cadmium ,
Heavy Metals
S 3761: Prohibits the sale of children's jewelry containing cadmium.
New York
Cadmium ,
Formaldehyde ,
Lead ,
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Mercury ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 6926: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's products containing many different chemicals; and creates a framework for adding additional chemicals to lists either banning sale or requiring disclosure of chemical inclusion.
New York
Crumb Rubber ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 4028: Provides for a public health study by the department of health on the installation of crumb rubber in synthetic turf.
New York
Cadmium ,
Formaldehyde ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 4431: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's toys containing heavy metals or other toxic substances.
New York
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
A 4739 / S 2000: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution for use of food packaging containing PFAS chemicals.
New York
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 2008A / S 1508A: Requires manufacturers of personal care products to disclose lists of ingredients to the state commissioner and on the manufacturers website, including research on human health impacts of ingredients. Allows the state to regulate disclosure of all consumer products.
New York
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 1646: Adds PFOA, PFOS, and hexavalent chromium to list of chemicals of concern.
New York
PFAS
A 445 / S 439: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution for use of firefighting foam containing PFAS.
New York
PFAS
S 773: Directs the Department of Health to establish maximum levels for PFAS chemicals in public drinking water.
New York
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
A 3591: Prohibits the sale of children's products containing bisphenol chemicals beyond BPA.
New York
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
A 2535: Bans the sale of liquids, foods, and beverages of containers containing BPA.
New York
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 1096: Bans the use of thermal receipt paper containing BPA.
New York
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 1076: Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of toys, liquids, foods and beverages in containers, for children 3 or younger, containing bisphenol A; requires manufacturers of products containing bisphenol A to use the least toxic alternative chemical compound to replace bisphenol A.
New York
Triclosan ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 1547: Prohibits the sale of cleaning products containing triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of such antibacterial compounds.
New York
Toxic Flame Retardants
A 3587: Prohibits the sale of children's products containing organohalogen flame retardants.
New York
Toxic Flame Retardants
A 6260 / S 1367: Prohibits the sale of upholstered furniture containing toxic flame retardants.
New York
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 2208: Requires manufacturers of cleaning products to post full lists of ingredients both online and on product labels, including known fragrance allergens.
New York
Formaldehyde ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 1114: Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of nail polish and nail hardener containing certain dibutyl phthalates (DBP), toluene, or formaldehyde.
New York
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
A 756 / S 3166: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's toys and child care products containing phthalates.
New York
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
A 4459 / S 99: Prohibits the sale of cleaning products or cosmetics containing 1,4-Dioxane
New York
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Toxic Chemicals General,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 1108: Establishes a purchasing framework to prioritize avoiding toxic substances in future State purchases.
New York
Lead
A 3485: Prohibits the use of lead ammunition.
New York
Lead
A 703: Prohibits the use of lead ammunition on state-owned land or land that contributes to surface water.
New York
Mercury
A 2501 / S 2139: Places restrictions on mercury in light fixtures.
New York
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 3056: Prohibits the sale of child care products containing bisphenol AF (BPAF), bisphenol Z (BPZ), bisphenol S (BPS), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol AP (BPAP), and bisphenol B (BPB).
New York
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 1508: Requires that manufacturers of consumer products including cleaning, children's, and personal care products to disclose lists of ingredients in their products on their websites.
Oregon
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 3055: Requires children's products and mattresses to be labeled if they contain certain toxic flame retardants.
Oregon
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out
HB 3355: Removes limit on number of chemicals Oregon Health Authority may include on list of high priority chemicals of concern in children's products.
Pennsylvania
PFAS
PB 675: Amends definition of "hazardous substance" for purposes of cleanup to include PFOA and PFOS at levels above EPA's health advisory.
Pennsylvania
PFAS
HB 674: Sets maximum drinking water contaminant levels for Perfluorooctane and PFOA of 5 parts per trillion.
Rhode Island
Toxic Flame Retardants
H 5424: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of residential upholstered furniture, carpeting, children's products, residential upholstered furniture or window treatments containing any of 11 toxic flame retardants. Establishes a framework to add additional flame retardants to the list.
Rhode Island
H 5565: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of food packaging containing PFAS.
Rhode Island
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 447: Requires manufacturers of personal care products to disclose all chemical additives in their products to the state.
Rhode Island
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 5826: Requires manufacturers of personal care products to submit to the State a full list of ingredients for their products, including chemicals of concern.
Rhode Island
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
SB 2018: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of food packaging containing PFAS chemicals.
Tennessee
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 1420 / SB 67: Prohibits the sale of juvenile products, mattresses, and upholstered furniture containing toxic flame retardants
Texas
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 2745: Requires manufacturers of lipstick and lip gloss to disclose, online and on the product label, any toxic metals and all ingredients including fragrances, flavors, and colors added to the cosmetic.
Texas
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 2746: Requires manufacturers of cosmetics to disclose, online, a full list of ingredients including flavors, fragrances, and color additives.
Texas
Formaldehyde
HB 3559: Prohibits the use of toxic chemicals including formaldehyde for the purpose of taking wildlife.
Vermont
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
S 101: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of food packaging containing PFAS if safer alternatives are found.
Vermont
PFAS
H 263: Requires the State to regulate the discharge of PFAS and effluent containing PFAS to the surface waters of the state.
Vermont
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
H 360: Requires Commissioner of Health to conduct an analysis of Vermont's declining birth rate and the impacts of bisphenols A, B, S, F, AF, and atrazine on it.
Vermont
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
H 486: Requires state to conduct a study regarding whether fragrances impact health.
Vermont
PFAS
S 49: Sets Maximum Contaminant Levels for 5 PFAS chemicals in water of 20ppt each and cumulatively, requires testing for PFAS chemicals, and requires landfills to treat leachate to remove PFAS chemicals.
Vermont
Toxic Chemicals General
S 55: Creates Interagency Committee on Chemical Management and empowers it to list chemicals of high concern and restrict the sale or require labeling of products containing those chemicals.
Vermont
Toxic Chemicals General,
PFAS
S 37: Creates strict liability provisions to hold companies who release toxic chemicals accountable for costs of cleanup and medical monitoring, regardless of if the releases were intentional, unintentional, permitted, or unpermitted.
Vermont
PFAS ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
H 98: Requires the State to report on management of landfill leachate containing PFAS and other chemicals of concern.
Virginia
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB951: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's products and residential upholstered furniture containing toxic flame retardants.
Virginia
Crumb Rubber ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB565: Prohibits the use of recycled tire rubber in school playgrounds and recreational parks for a period of three years. Requires the Department of Health to analyze potential adverse health effects of using such materials.
Virginia
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HB 2596: Requires menstrual products to be labeled if they contain BPA.
Virginia
Toxic Flame Retardants
S 2394: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's products and upholstered furniture containing any of 11 listed flame retardants.
Washington
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
PCBs ,
Toxic Chemicals General,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HB 1194 / SB 5135: Directs the Department of Ecology to identify and take regulatory action on consumer products that are a significant source of chemicals that are a concern for sensitive populations and species. Prioritizes PCBs, PFAS, organohalogen flame retardants, phthalates, and phenolic compounds (BPA, APEs) for initial consideration.
Washington
PFAS
HB 1143: Requires any entity who releases firefighting foam containing PFAS to notify the Department of Ecology and the division of emergency management within the state's military department.
Washington
PFAS
HB 1831: Establishes regulatory framework to allow the State to set Maximum Contaminant Levels and require monitoring for PFAS chemicals and other contaminants.
Washington
Lead
HB 1346: Prohibits the sale of lead ammunition to persons under 21 years of age.
Washington
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 1276: Restricts the use of mercury in vaccines.
West Virginia
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 2341: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of 5 organohalogen and organophosphorus flame retardants in upholstered furniture and children's products.
Arkansas
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 323: Requires the removal of mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles, and creates a collection and recovery program to do so. Requires manufacturers to prepare a mercury minimization plan. (Adopted in 2005)
California
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 1019: Requires products to indicate if they contain added flame retardants, and make information available online. (Adopted in 2014)
California
Toxic Chemicals General
HJR 3: Urges Congress to reform TSCA in progressive way. (Adopted in 2011)
California
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
AB 1319: Bans BPA in bottles and sippy cups, requires replacement with least toxic alternative. (Adopted in 2011)
California
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB258: Requires manufacturers to disclose ingredients used in cleaning products, including fragrances, on the product label and online. (Adopted in 2017)
California
Cadmium ,
Heavy Metals
SB 929: Bans cadmium in children’s jewelry. (Adopted in 2010)
California
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
AB2775: Requires manufacturers of professional cosmetics to disclose ingredients on product labels. (Adopted in 2017)
California
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
AB 1879: Establishes a process to identify, prioritize and evaluate chemicals of concern in consumer products, determine how best to limit exposure or reduce the level of hazard, and establishes green chemistry challenge grants and a Green Ribbon Science Panel (Adopted in 2008)
California
Toxic Chemicals General
SB 509: Establishes a Toxic Information Clearinghouse, which will be open to the public, where the information will be evaluated. (Adopted in 2008)
California
Toxic Flame Retardants
AB 127: Requires the state fire marshall review flamability standards and chemical flame retardants, and propose updated insulation flammability standards that maintain both overall building safety and occupant/firefighter protection. (Adopted in 2013)
California
Formaldehyde ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
AB2125: Establishes guidelines for healthy nail salon recognition programs specifying best practices including banning dibutyl phthalate, formaldehyde, or toluene. (Adopted in 2016)
California
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants
AB2998: Prohibits the sale of furniture, children's products, and bedding containing toxic flame retardants. Requires manufacturers of upholstered furniture to disclose whether their products contain flame retardants. (Adopted in 2018)
California
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
AB 1681: Requires jewelry only be made of only approved metals, not lead. (Adopted in 2006)
California
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
AB 2694: Bans the sale of any toy containing compounds of lead in excess of federal standards, or soluble compounds of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, selenium, or barium. (Adopted in 2008)
California
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
AB 2901: Bans jewelry unless made of Class 1, 2 or 3 materials, sets small trace amount limits on lead in children’s jewelry. (Adopted in 2008)
California
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
SB 757: Bans lead in wheel weights. (Adopted in 2009)
California
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 1365: Bans the sale of toys contaminated with any toxic substance, including lead, mercury and cadmium. (Adopted in 2010)
California
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
AB 2347: Requires mercury thermostat manufacturers to do educationl outreach, establish a collection plan, and dispose of them properly. (Adopted in 2008)
California
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
AB 1415: Bans the sale of certain mercury-added products, a mercury switch or mercury relay, and a mercury diostat or a new or refurbished oven or gas range containing a mercury diostat. (Adopted in 2005)
California
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
AB 1369: Bans the sale of mercury-added thermostats. (Adopted in 2004)
California
Microbeads ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
AB 888: Bans personal care products containing plastic microbeads (Adopted in 2015)
California
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
AB 501: Bans mercury, cadmium, and lead from brake friction material. (Adopted in 2013)
California
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 346: Bans brake material containing lead, mercury, and cadmium in amounts greater than .1% by weight. (Adopted in 2010)
California
Toxic Flame Retardants
AB 302: Bans products containing more than 1/10 of 1% of the flame retardants pentaBDE or octaBDE, by mass. (Adopted in 2003)
California
Toxic Flame Retardants
AB 2587: Moves up the effective date of a ban on the flame retardants penta and octa by a year and a half. (Adopted in 2004)
California
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
AB 1108: Bans phthalates from toys and children’s products, requires replacement with least toxic alternative. (Adopted in 2007)
California
Toxic Chemicals General
SB 460: Requires that during prenatal screening, women receive information about toxics chemicals and how they can take steps to reduce their exposure. (Adopted in 2013)
California
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 484: Authorizes the investigation of cosmetics containing carcinogens or toxics, required manufacturers to submit health and other info on deadline for possible action by the Attorney General and FDA. (Adopted in 2005)
Colorado
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 07-1220: Requires governments to award contracts to bidders who offer environmentally preferable products. (Adopted in 2007)
Connecticut
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
6572: Bans BPA in reusable food and beverage containers, infant formula or baby food containers (Adopted in 2009)
Connecticut
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SB 210: Establishes a first-in-the-nation ban on BPA in thermal receipt paper, and also requires the Chemical Innovations Institute to annually develop a list of chemicals of high toxic concern. (Adopted in 2011)
Connecticut
Cadmium ,
Heavy Metals
HB 5314: Bans cadmium in children’s jewelry. (Adopted in 2010)
Connecticut
Toxic Chemicals General
HB 5126: Establishes a Chemical Innovations Institute. (Adopted in 2010)
Connecticut
Microbeads ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 5286 / SB 1502: Bans the import and sale of cosmetics containing microbeads. (Adopted in 2015)
Connecticut
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 5650: Bans any children’s product that has been designated a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, requires any lead-containing products that children may come into contact with to bear a warning label. (Adopted in 2008)
Connecticut
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 350: Requires mercury thermostat manufacturers to establish a collection plan, and dispose of them properly. (Adopted in 2012)
Connecticut
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 6496: Requires local and regional boards of education to implement green cleaning programs for school buildings and facilities. (Adopted in 2009)
Delaware
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SB 70: Bans baby bottles and sippy cups containing BPA. (Adopted in 2011)
Delaware
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 362: Bans sale of toys with toxic substances (defined as lead or other unsafe substances), their use in daycare facilities, and creates a list of unsafe toys. (Adopted in 2008)
Delaware
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
H. Con. Res. 64: Supports the Delaware Nurses Association’s mercury thermometer exchange week, and encourages retail establishments within the State to voluntarily stop stocking and selling mercury thermometers. (Adopted in 2004)
Delaware
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 456: Prohibits the use of lead paint on outdoor structures. (Adopted in 2018)
Hawaii
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 2402: Bans mercury vapor lamps. (Adopted in 2012)
Hawaii
Toxic Flame Retardants
HCR 235 / SR 107: Supports the industry phase-out of the flame retardant decaBDE, and encourages the EPA to continue its efforts to end importation of decaBDE into the U.S. (Adopted in 2010)
Hawaii
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 2013: Bans products containing more than 0.1% of the flame retardants pentaBDE or octaBDE. (Adopted in 2004)
Illinois
Toxic Chemicals General
SR 70 / HR 60: Urges Congress to reform TSCA in progressive way. (Adopted in 2011)
Illinois
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SB 2950: Bans children’s food or beverage container that contains bisphenol A (BPA). (Adopted in 2012)
Illinois
Cadmium ,
Heavy Metals
HB 5040: Bans cadmium in children’s jewelry, designates cadmium as a priority chemical. (Adopted in 2010)
Illinois
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
SB 2860: Bans lead in children’s products, requires warning labels on other lead-containing products. (Adopted in 2008)
Illinois
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 3347: Bans lead and mercury in wheel weights. (Adopted in 2010)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 1213: Prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-containing rings, seals, and sensors; requires removal of mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles. (Adopted in 2011)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 1241: Bans mercury thermostats. (Adopted in 2007)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 2429: Requires the State Environmental Protection Agency to create a web site with information about mercury-containing compact fluorescent lighting, and to inform consumers about the proper disposal of such lighting. (Adopted in 2009)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 1530: Bans mercury thermometers. (Adopted in 2003)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 2551: Bans elemental mercury, chemicals containing mercury, or instructional equipment or materials containing mercury in primary or secondary schools. Bans mercury switches or relays. (Adopted in 2004)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 943: Bans certain mercury-added measurement equipment. (Adopted in 2007)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 5578: Requires the removal and reporting of mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles, and requires manufacturers to create a collection and recovery program. (Adopted in 2006)
Illinois
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 3346: Requires thermostat manufacturers to establish mercury thermostat collection program, and submit reports on them. (Adopted in 2010)
Illinois
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 2572: Bans products containing more than one tenth of 1% of the flame retardants penta-BDE or octa-BDE. Directs the Illinois EPA to review the health impacts of and alternatives available to deca-BDE, and submit a report to the Governor. (Adopted in 2005)
Indiana
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 1589: Requires video display manufacturers to state whether the devices exceed maximum concentration values for chemicals including lead, mercury and cadmium. (Adopted in 2009)
Indiana
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 1110: Requires vehicles manufacturers to develop and implement a plan to remove, collect, recover, and recycle or dispose of certain mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles; requires recyclers to remove them prior to disposal. (Adopted in 2006)
Iowa
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HF 2669: Bans mercury thermostats. (Adopted in 2008)
Iowa
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Iowa Code §§ 455B.801-455B.809: Requires vehicles manufacturers to develop and implement a plan to remove, collect, recover, and recycle or dispose of certain mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles; requires people to remove all mercury from vehicles prior to scrapping them. (Adopted in 2006)
Louisiana
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HCR 51: Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to develop an action plan to reduce the use of mercury and release of mercury to the environment, and minimize human exposure to mercury. (Adopted in 2005)
Louisiana
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 615: Prohibits the sale of any mercury-added product without prior written notification to the Department of Environmental Quality. Prohibits the sale of a mercury-added novelty, mercury fever thermometers, or other mercury products unless labeled. Requires a reasonable effort to remove or verify that the mercury contained within a vehicle has been removed before disposal, and requires plans for a collection system. Requires state agencies to give priority purchasing mercury-free products. (Adopted in 2006)
Maine
Toxic Flame Retardants
LD182 / HP138: Bans the sale of residential upholstered furniture containing chemical flame retardants. (Adopted in 2017)
Maine
Toxic Chemicals General
SP 679: Asks Congress and the President to reform the federal Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. (Adopted in 2012)
Maine
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
Board of Environmental Protection Action: Designates BPA as a priority chemical, requires makers of BPA-containing formula and baby food containers, and children’s toys and products, to report on usage, and plan for its replacement. Bans BPA from resusable food and beverage containers, and formula and baby food packaging. (Adopted in 2013)
Maine
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
LD 412: Bans BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups and reusable food and beverage containers. (Adopted in 2011)
Maine
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
LD 902: Designates BPA as a priority chemical. (Adopted in 2013)
Maine
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
LD 2048: Identifies chemicals of high concern, and requires reporting on usage and replacement with safer alternatives. (Adopted in 2008)
Maine
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
LD 1129: Selects up to seventy chemicals as Chemicals of High Concern based upon likely exposure to children or fetuses, and uses this list to designate Priority Chemicals which will require reporting and disclosure when used in children’s products. (Adopted in 2011)
Maine
Toxic Chemicals General
LD 1423: Sets goals to reduce toxic chemical use and generation. (Adopted in 2010)
Maine
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
LD 1034: Establishes a lead poisoning prevention fund to identify lead hazards and take precautionary action, create a media campaign around it, and send educational material to families with kids living in older homes with lead. (Adopted in 2005)
Maine
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
LD 2053: Tests children’s products for lead, informs public of results, and requests products be removed from shelves. (Adopted in 2008)
Maine
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
LD 986: Bans lead and mercury wheel weights. (Adopted in 2009)
Maine
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
LD 692: Requires all mercury switches to be removed from motor vehicles that are incapable of being driven. (Adopted in 2005)
Maine
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Act 125: Requires a review of the sale of batteries containing mercury: the amount of mercury in foreign-made batteries, whether stacked button cell batteries meet the mercury content specifications, whether and how button cell batteries should be collected for recycling and labeled, should button cell batteries be prohibited in some applications, and whether non-mercury alternatives are available. (Adopted in 2003)
Maine
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HP 675 / LD 973: Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to establish standards for mercury-added lamps, requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to favor lower mercury content lamps in purchasing, and requires manufacturers of mercury-added lamps to implement a recycling program. (Adopted in 2009)
Maine
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
LD 88: Compiles a list of green cleaning products, and a list of school administrative units that commit to using them. (Adopted in 2007)
Maine
Toxic Flame Retardants
LD 1568: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of shipping pallets, or any product made from them, containing decaBDE. (Adopted in 2010)
Maine
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
Heavy Metals ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
Executive Order: Authorizes DEP to submit legislation to phase out mercury batteries, and improve mercury thermostat recovery. Creates a report assessing lead-free alternatives in consumer products, and one on alternatives to the flame retardant DecaBDE. Underscores commitment to environmentally preferable procurement, including lead-free wheel weights and uniforms that don't require cleaning with perchloroethylene. Establishes Governor’s Task Force to Promote Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products. (Adopted in 2006)
Maine
Toxic Flame Retardants
LD 1790: Bans products containing added brominated flame retardants. (Adopted in 2004)
Maine
Toxic Flame Retardants
LD 1658: Clarifies earlier PBDE phase-out. (Adopted in 2007)
Maryland
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 229: Bans kids’ products containing the toxic flame retardant Tris (TDCPP) (Adopted in 2014)
Maryland
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 99: Bans Tris (TCEP) from children’s products. (Adopted in 2013)
Maryland
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HB 33 / SB 213: Bans BPA in child care articles, requires replacement with the least toxic alternative. (Adopted in 2010)
Maryland
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SB 151: Bans BPA in infant formula cans. (Adopted in 2011)
Maryland
Cadmium ,
Heavy Metals
HB 145: Bans cadmium in children’s jewelry. (Adopted in 2011)
Maryland
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 62: Bans lead-containing children’s products. (Adopted in 2008)
Maryland
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 119: Requires manufacturers test children’s products for lead. (Adopted in 2009)
Maryland
Microbeads ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 200 / HB 216: Bans personal care products and over-the-counter drugs containing synthetic plastic microbeads. (Adopted in 2015)
Maryland
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 1263: Requires vehicle manufacturers to develop a mercury minimization plan for removing, collecting, and recovering mercury switches from an end-of-life vehicle. (Adopted in 2009)
Maryland
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 685: Requires a county recycling plan to address the collection and recycling of fluorescent and compact fluorescent lights that contain mercury (Adopted in 2010)
Maryland
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HB 1019: Requires the board of education to enact a policy on green cleaning supplies. (Adopted in 2012)
Maryland
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 556: Bans mattresses, residential upholstered furniture, and electronic equipment containing decaBDE by 2010. (Adopted in 2010)
Maryland
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 83: Bans products containing the flame retardants penta- and octa-brominated diphenyl ether. Requires the Department of the Environment to report decaBDE in products, and make recommendations regarding the use, sale, and disposal of products containing it. (Adopted in 2005)
Massachusetts
Executive Order 515: Requires state agencies purchase environmentally prefereable products. (Adopted in 2009)
Massachusetts
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 2403: Requires a person who sells an antique that contains mercury to clearly inform the purchaser in writing that the antique contains mercury, that mercury is a hazardous substance regulated by federal and state law, and of the proper and commercially available methods for disposal and recycling. (Adopted in 2010)
Massachusetts
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Mass. Gen. Laws, ch. 21H, §§ 6A-6N: Bans mercury-added products without notification. Bans motor vehicles containing mercury-added switches, mercury-added thermostats, other mercury-added products, and mercury relays. Requires the removal of mercury vehicle switches from end-of-life vehicles. Prohibits the purchase of elemental mercury, mercury compounds, or mercury-added instructional equipment for use in primary or secondary school classrooms. Requires manufacturers to disclose in writing the mercury content of any product used in a health care facility, and prohibits any person from knowingly disposing of a mercury-added product in any manner other than recycling, disposing as hazardous waste, or using another approved method. Prohibits mercury-added products unless the manufacturer has created a convenient and accessible collection plan for the products at the end-of-life. Requires state agencies to give preference to the purchase of equipment, supplies, and other products that do not contain mercury. (Adopted in 2006)
Massachusetts
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 2250: Requires Massachusetts companies that use large quantities of specific toxic chemicals to evaluate and plan for pollution prevention opportunities, implement them if practical, and annually measure and report the results. (Adopted in 2006)
Michigan
Toxic Chemicals General
Executive Directive 2006-6: Encourages green chemistry development, encourages the use of nontoxic alternatives, and establishes a green chemistry support program. (Adopted in 2006)
Michigan
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 4132: Bans lead in children’s jewelry. (Adopted in 2007)
Michigan
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 4399: Bans lead in lunch boxes. (Adopted in 2007)
Michigan
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
SB 174: Bans lead in toys and child care articles. (Adopted in 2007)
Michigan
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 1458: Authorizes the department to establish a committee to determine the risk posed by the release of toxic flame retardants PBDEs, other than penta-BDE or octa-BDE, to human health and the environment. (Adopted in 2004)
Michigan
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 4406: Bans products contains more than 1/10 of 1% of the flame retardant penta-BDE. (Adopted in 2003)
Minnesota
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
HF 459 / SF 379: Bans BPA from formula and children’s food containers, specifies it not be replaced with a chemical known or suspected to cause harm. (Adopted in 2013)
Minnesota
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SF0247 / HF0326: Bans BPA in sippy cups. (Adopted in 2009)
Minnesota
Cadmium ,
Heavy Metals
SF 2510: Bans cadmium in children’s jewelry. (Adopted in 2010)
Minnesota
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HF 2123: Generates a list of chemicals of high concern and priority chemicals, along with participation in Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse. (Adopted in 2009)
Minnesota
Formaldehyde ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SF 357 / HF 458: Bans formaldehyde from children’s products, specifies it not be replaced with a chemical known or suspected to cause harm. (Adopted in 2013)
Minnesota
Toxic Flame Retardants
HF 1100 / SF 1215: Bans specified toxic flame retardants from children's products, mattresses, and residential upholstered furniture, specifies that not be replaced with chemicals that are carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, or otherwise cause developmental toxicity. (Adopted in 2015)
Minnesota
Formaldehyde ,
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Triclosan ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
HF 2542 / SF 2192: Bans added lead and mercury from wheel weights, bans triclosan from hand sanitizers and soaps, modifies an existing formaldehyde ban. (Adopted in 2014)
Minnesota
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
SF 1262 / HF 1656: Bans lead in jewelry. (Adopted in 2007)
Minnesota
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Minn. Stat. § 121A.33: Prohibits a school from purchasing or using elemental mercury, instruments of measurement that contain mercury, and storing elemental mercury or instruments of measurement that contains mercury. (Adopted in 2007)
Minnesota
Toxic Flame Retardants
SF 2096: Bans products containing the toxic flame retardants pentabromodiphenyl ether or octabromodiphenyl ether. Requires review of the flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether, looking at safer alternatives, fire safety, and any evidence regarding the potential harm to public health and the environment. (Adopted in 2007)
Montana
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 424: Bans mercury-added thermostat. Requires manufacturers to establish and maintain a program to collect and recycle out-of-service mercury-added thermostats, and conduct initial education and outreach efforts. (Adopted in 2009)
Nebraska
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 28-1349-28-1350: Prohibits a liquid mercury thermometer containing elemental mercury to be sold, given away, or otherwise distributed (Adopted in 2003)
Nevada
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
AB 354: Bans BPA from bottles, sippy cups, and formula and kids’ food containers. (Adopted in 2013)
New Hampshire
PFAS
SB309: Requires the commissioner of the department of environmental services to adopt a state drinking water standard, and ambient and surface groundwater standards for perflurochemicals. (Adopted in 2018)
New Hampshire
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 528: Establishes a mercury-added thermostat collection program. Requires manufacturers of mercury-added thermostats to create and implement a department-approved collection and recycling program for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats. (Adopted in 2008)
New Jersey
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
N.J. Rev. Stat. §§ 13:1E-99.82-13:1E-99.90 (2008): Requires vehicle manufacturers to develop a mercury minimization plan. Requires mercury switches to be removed from end-of-life vehicles. (Adopted in 2005)
New Jersey
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
N.J. Rev. Stat. §§ 13:1E-99.91-13:1E-99.93: Bans mercury thermometers. (Adopted in 2005)
New Mexico
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 99: Requires a dental office to remove dental amalgam containing mercury prior to discharge of its wastewater. (Adopted in 2013)
New York
Toxic Flame Retardants
A 6195: Enacts a first-in-the-nation ban on children’s products containing the flame retardant chlorinated Tris (TCEP). (Adopted in 2011)
New York
Toxic Flame Retardants
AB 4741 / SB 3703: Bans toxic flame retardant TDCPP in children’s products for kids three years of age and younger. (Adopted in 2014)
New York
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 3296H / A 6919-D: Bans BPA from children’s products, allows for BPA-free products to be labeled as such. (Adopted in 2010)
New York
Executive Order 4: Establishes green procurement policies for all state agencies. (Adopted in 2008)
New York
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 8020 / A 8687A: Bans lead and mercury in wheel weights. (Adopted in 2010)
New York
Toxic Chemicals General
A 4309 / S 2109C: Creates state pollution prevention institute. (Adopted in 2007)
New York
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
A 668: Requires labeling on all mercury-added products. Prohibits the knowing disposal of a mercury-added consumer product in solid waste. Bans mercury-added novelty consumer products, thermometers, elemental mercury, mercury switches and relays, and mercury thermostats. Establishes an advisory committee on mercury pollution. Prohibits any vehicle with a mercury added component. Permits the Department to collect information from product manufacturers of mercury-added products. (Adopted in 2011)
New York
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
A 8084: Requires manufacturers to develop a program for the proper collection and recycling of mercury thermostats, providing collection containers and maintaining a public website. (Adopted in 2014)
New York
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law §§ 27-2301-27-2303: Requires vehicle dismantlers to remove mercury switches or other mercury-containing devices from an end-of-life vehicle before it is crushed. (Adopted in 2006)
New York
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 5435 / A 8742: Requires the procurement and use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in elementary and secondary schools. (Adopted in 2005)
New York
Toxic Flame Retardants
S 7621: Prohibits the use of flame retardants pentaBDE and octaBDE. Create a task force on flame retardant safety to review and report on relevant studies, risk assessments, findings, or rulings on decaBDE and its alternatives. (Adopted in 2004)
North Carolina
Toxic Chemicals General
SB 744: Authorizes the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to participate in the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse. (Adopted in 2014)
North Carolina
PFAS
S99 : State budget included funding for university research to monitor for PFAS in rivers, provisions for alternative water supplies for residents near a factory that has contaminated nearby wells, and funding for studies of downstream impacts. (Adopted in 2018)
North Carolina
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 130A-310.50-130A-310.58: Prohibits an end-of-life vehicle that contains accessible mercury switches from being destroyed or recycled prior to the removal of the switches. Establishes a removal, collection, and recovery program for mercury switches. (Adopted in 2005)
North Carolina
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-47: Encourages local boards of education to remove and properly dispose of all bulk elemental mercury, chemical mercury, and bulk mercury compounds. Prohibits the future use of bulk elemental mercury, chemical mercury, and bulk mercury compounds used as teaching aids in science classrooms. (Adopted in 2006)
Ohio
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 3734.61-3734.65: Prohibits a school from purchasing mercury or a mercury-added measuring device for classroom use. Prohibits the sale of a mercury-containing thermometer. Prohibits the sale of a mercury-added novelty. Prohibits the sale or installation of mercury-containing thermostats. (Adopted in 2006)
Oregon
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Chemicals General,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 478 / HB 3473: Establishes a list of high priority chemicals of concern for children's products, posts the list online, requires manufacturer disclosure of these chemicals, and requires their eventual removal. Authorizes participation in the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse. (Adopted in 2015)
Oregon
Executive Order 12-05: Establishes a Green Chemistry Innovations Institute, revises procurement policies to purchase environmentally preferable products. (Adopted in 2012)
Oregon
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
SB 1512: Bans mercury in lamps exceeding certain standards, requires the state favor purchasing lighting meeting these mercury standards. (Adopted in 2012)
Oregon
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 596: Phases the toxic flame retardant decaBDE from products bought and sold in the state. (Adopted in 2009)
Oregon
Toxic Flame Retardants
SB 962: Bans the toxic flame retardants pentaBDE and octaBDE, ands recommend banning decaBDE if safer alternatives are nationally available. (Adopted in 2005)
Pennsylvania
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 44: Prohibits the sale of a mercury thermostat, and prohibits them being disposed as solid waste unless the mercury is removed for reuse or recycling. Requires manufacturers to establish collection and recycling programs for mercury thermostats. (Adopted in 2007)
Rhode Island
Toxic Flame Retardants
H5082 / S0166: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of children's products and residential upholstered bedding or furniture containing toxic flame retardants. (Adopted in 2017)
Rhode Island
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
H 7199: Bans mercury-containing thermostats unless the manufacturer submits a plan for a collection program. Prohibits a thermostat wholesaler from selling or distributing any thermostat unless the wholesaler acts as a collection site, and promotes and utilizes the collection containers provided by thermostat manufacturers. (Adopted in 2010)
Rhode Island
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
H 8639: Urges the Mercury Reduction Oversight Commission to develop a plan to address the collection and recycling of mercury added auto parts. (Adopted in 2004)
Rhode Island
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 3209: Urges the Mercury Reduction Oversight Commission to develop a plan to address the collection and recycling of mercury-added auto parts. (Adopted in 2004)
Rhode Island
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 7917: Restricts the manufacturing or distribution of flame retardants containing pentaBDE or octaBDE, and requires study on decaBDE. (Adopted in 2006)
South Carolina
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Acts 296: Prohibits the recycling of an end-of-life vehicle as steel if the vehicle contains mercury switches. Requires automobile manufacturers to develop an end-of-life vehicle solutions’ (ELVS) program. (Adopted in 2006)
Tennessee
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 3218 / SB 2403: Requires the removal of mercury-containing products from solid wastes that are collected and disposed of in landfills or through incineration. (Adopted in 2010)
Utah
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Utah Code Ann. §§ 9-6-1001-9-6-1006: Requires vehicle manufacturers to submit a mercury switch removal plan including vehicle information, information about environmentally sound mercury switch removal, and specific mercury switch removal methods. (Adopted in 2006)
Vermont
Toxic Flame Retardants
S 81 / H 241: Bans the flame retardants OctaBDE and PentaBDE from all products, bans the sale of mattresses and furniture with decaBDE, and bans Tris (TCEP & TDCPP) from children’s products and furniture. (Adopted in 2013)
Vermont
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 247: Bans BPA from formula and baby food jars, as well as all reusable food and beverage containers. (Adopted in 2010)
Vermont
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Toxic Flame Retardants ,
PFAS ,
Heavy Metals ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 239: Establishes a process for identifying chemicals of high concern; prohibits sale or distribution of consumer products containing priority chemicals. (Adopted in 2014)
Vermont
PFAS
S10: Creates liability and penalties for contaminating water supplies with perfluorinated chemicals. (Adopted in 2017)
Vermont
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
S 152: Bans the manufacture and sale of any children’s product containing lead. (Adopted in 2008)
Vermont
Lead ,
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 77: Requires manufacturers to implement and fund a system for the collection and recycling of electronic devices containing lead, mercury, and other hazardous substances. (Adopted in 2010)
Vermont
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
S 92: Requires schools to purchase and use green cleaning products. (Adopted in 2012)
Vermont
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
H 515: Prohibits the disposal of mercury-added products in a solid waste landfill or combustor. Requires any contractor who replaces a mercury containing thermostat from a building to deliver it to an appropriate collection location for recycling. Requires manufacturers who have sold mercury thermostats to submit a plan for a collection and financial incentive program for mercury thermostats. Restricts the sale of mercury-containing thermostats. (Adopted in 2008)
Vermont
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10 §§ 7101-7115: Restricts the sale of mercury-added novelties, thermostats, thermometers, or elemental mercury, mercury switches and relays. Requires labeling on all mercury-added products sold. Prohibits the disposal of mercury-added products as solid waste. Requires a motor vehicle recycler to remove mercury-added vehicle switches prior to crushing, shredding, or other scrap metal processing. Prohibits elemental mercury, chemicals containing mercury or mercury compounds, or mercury-added measuring devices for the use in schools. Requires an amalgam separator system to be installed in dental offices. Requires hospitals to submit a mercury reduction plan. (Adopted in 2005)
Vermont
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 34: Requires manufacturers of mercury-containing lamps implement a collection and disposal program. (Adopted in 2011)
Vermont
Toxic Flame Retardants
H 444 / S 109: Bans the flame retardants octaBDE and pentaBDE from all products, and decaBDE from certain home products (mattresses and pads, residential furniture, televisions and computers). Prohibits a manufacturer from replacing decaBDE with a known or suspected carcinogen, or a chemical identified by the U.S. EPA as causing birth defects, hormone disruption, or harm to reproduction or development. (Adopted in 2009)
Vermont
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 261: Bans phthalates from children’s products, and specifies that they can’t be replaced with known or possible carcinogens. (Adopted in 2008)
Virginia
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 447: Requires the Virginia Waste Management Board to adopt regulations concerning the mercury switches from by vehicle demolishers. Requires every person disposing of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to certify that before demolition, a good faith effort was made to remove mercury switches. Requires manufacturers to provide for a method for storing, shipping, recycling, or disposing of mercury switches removed from vehicles manufactured by them. (Adopted in 2006)
Virginia
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
HB 326: Requires the Virginia Waste Management Board to encourage the recycling of thermostats containing mercury, cathode ray tubes, and electronics products. Allows any locality to prohibit the disposal of thermostats containing mercury or cathode ray tubes in any waste-to-energy or solid waste disposal facility. (Adopted in 2010)
Washington
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
SB 6248: Bans BPA from children’s food and beverage containers (other than metal cans) and all reusable water bottles. (Adopted in 2010)
Washington
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 2545 / SB 6440: Bans the sale of children's products and residential furniture containing toxic flame retardants TDCPP, TCEP, DecaBDE, HBCD, and additive TBBPA. (Adopted in 2016)
Washington
Cadmium ,
Lead ,
Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out ,
Heavy Metals
HB 2647: Bans children’s products containing lead, cadmium and phthalates, creates a list of chemicals of high concern and requires their disclosure in children’s products. (Adopted in 2008)
Washington
Food Packaging ,
PFAS
HB2658 / SB6396: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of food packaging containing PFAS chemicals and requires the Department of Ecology to conduct an assessment on safer alternatives. (Adopted in 2018)
Washington
PFAS
HB2793 / SB6413: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of class B firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals.  (Adopted in 2018)
Washington
Lead ,
Heavy Metals
HB 1033: Requires lead wheel weights be replaced with environmentally preferable wheel weights. (Adopted in 2009)
Washington
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
S 6131 / H 2507: Prohibits the sale or distribution of mercury-containing novelty products, thermometers, thermostats, or motor vehicle switches. (Adopted in 2012)
Washington
Mercury ,
Heavy Metals
H 1469: Requires all mercury-containing lights collected by product stewardship programs or other collection programs to be recycled, requires all persons, residents, government, commercial, industrial, and retail facilities and office buildings to recycle their end-of-life mercury-containing lights, requires producers of such lights sold for residential use to participate in such program, prohibits the sale or purchase of bulk mercury, requires the Department of Ecology to publish information on its web site. (Adopted in 2010)
Washington
Toxic Flame Retardants
HB 1024: Bans the sale of certain products containing the flame retardants PBDEs and mattresses containing decaBDE, and requires the state to study alternatives to them. Restricts the sale of televisions, computers, and residential upholstered furniture containing decaBDE as a result of the Departments’ finding that safer and technically feasible alternatives that meet fire safety standards are available. (Adopted in 2007)
Washington
Toxic Flame Retardants
Executive Order 04-01: Directs the Department of Ecology to move forward on phasing out the use of PBDEs. (Adopted in 2004)
Washington
PCBs
SB 6086: Establishes a procurement policy avoiding PCBs. (Adopted in 2014)
Washington D.C.
Toxic Flame Retardants
B21-0143: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any children's product or residential upholstered furniture containing carcinogenic flame retardants or chemicals known to be carcinogenic to humans. (Adopted in 2016)
Wisconsin
Food Packaging ,
BPA, Phthalates, and Chemicals Used in Plastic
S 271: Bans BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups, requires them to be labled BPA-free. (Adopted in 2010)
Wisconsin
Microbeads ,
Chemicals used in Cleaning, Cosmetics and Construction
SB 15: Bans the manufacture and sale of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs containing synthetic plastic microbeads. (Adopted in 2015)