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Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out

47 current policies in 15 states
29 adopted policies in 12 states
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Policy Details for Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out

Bill Tracker for Chemical Prioritization / Disclosure / Phase-out

Current Policy

California
AB 1817: Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2024, any person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale in the state any textile articles that contain regulated PFAS, and requires a manufacturer to use the least toxic alternative when replacing regulated PFAS in textile articles to comply with these provisions.
California
AB 2247: Requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to work with the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse to establish a publicly accessible reporting platform to collect information about PFAS and products. Requires manufacturers to disclose PFAS and other information on the publicly accessible reporting platform.
California
AB 2771: Prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS.
Connecticut
SB 255: Requires disclosure of flame retardants in consumer products. Beginning January 1, 2023, prohibits the sale of children's products containing flame retardants.
Georgia
HB 1629: Prohibits the distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any food packaging or new juvenile product that contains PFAS chemicals. Requires the use of the least toxic alternative in replacing PFAS chemicals in the manufacturing process of such products
Hawaii
SB 3000: Bans the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of wraps and liners, plates, food boats, pizza boxes, and firefighting foams that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Iowa
HF 2063: Prohibits the sale of upholstered furniture that contains flame retardant chemicals. Prohibits the sale of food packaging, class B firefighting foam, and firefighting personal protective equipment that contains a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance that was intentionally added. Requires state department to conduct a study investigating PFAS and finding safe alternative food packaging materials.
Massachusetts
S 1576: An act relative to the reduction of certain toxic chemicals in firefighter personal protective equipment. 
Massachusetts
S 207 : Requires disclosure of toxic chemicals in children’s products.
Massachusetts
H 2475: An act relative to the reduction of certain toxic chemicals in firefighter personal protective equipment.
Massachusetts
H 939: Requires disclosure of toxic chemicals in children’s products.
Massachusetts
S 2893: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food packaging to which perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been intentionally added in any amount.
Massachusetts
H 4818: Prohibits the sale or distribution of the following products to which PFAS substances have been intentionally added or, if not intentionally added, in which PFAS substances are present and measurable by testing for total fluorine at a level greater than 1 part per million: child passenger restraints, cookware, fabric treatments, personal care products, rugs and carpets, upholstered furniture, and children’s products.
Massachusetts
H 4820: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food packaging to which perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been intentionally added in any amount.
Michigan
SB 0217: Requires consumer notification if consumer products or packaging contains certain fluorinated organic chemicals.
Minnesota
HF 2952: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of ski wax or related tuning products that contain intentionally added PFAS.
Minnesota
HF 3075: Requires the disclosure of products containing intentionally added PFAS.
Minnesota
HF 3076: Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, or sale of apparel or outerwear that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
HF 3180: Prohibits the sale or distribution of carpets, rugs, fabric treatments, upholstered furniture, or textile furnishings that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
HF 3202: Requires disclosure by manufacturers of products that contain chemicals of high​ concern. Provides for the designation of priority chemicals and replacement with safer alternatives.
Minnesota
HF 3571: Prohibits the sale or distribution of juvenile products that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Minnesota
SF 3345: Prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of apparel or outerwear that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
SF 3326: Requires the notice of products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
SF 3307: Prohibits the sale or distribution of carpets, rugs, fabric treatments, upholstered furniture, or textile furnishings that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
SF 3327: Prohibits the sale or distribution of cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
HF 3686: Prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of class B firefighting foam that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
SF 3403: Prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of cosmetic products that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
SF 3441: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of ski wax or related tuning products that contain intentionally added PFAS.
Minnesota
SF 3669: Prohibits the sale or distribution of any new juvenile product that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances.
Minnesota
SF 4518 : Establishes a product stewardship program for packaging materials and labeling requirements.
New Hampshire
HB 1422: Requires warning labels on consumer products containing PFAS.
New Jersey
S 1523: Prohibits the use of receipt paper containing bisphenol A.
New Jersey
A 2794: Prohibits the use of paper receipts containing bisphenol-A or bisphenol-S.
New York
S 8188: Prohibits the sale and distribution of anti-fogging sprays and wipes containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and provides penalties for violations.
New York
S 8364: Prohibits the sale or offer for sale of any cosmetic product or personal care product containing PFAS substances.
New York
S 9525: Enacts the "PFAS surface water discharge disclosure act". Requires publicly owned treatment works and people who discharge industrial waste to such treatment works to disclose the measurement of per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals found in any discharge into the state waterways.
New York
A 10620: Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain intentionally added PFAS on and after January 1, 2024. Requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution.
Rhode Island
SB 2049: Prohibits PFAS from being used in food packaging and would also require that any carpeting or clothing containing PFAS manufactured or sold in this state carry a warning label. Violations would be punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1000) for each offense. This act would take effect on January 1, 2023.
Rhode Island
HB 7436: Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in carpets, upholstered furniture, textile furnishings, apparel, cosmetics juvenile products, cookware and firefighting foam and gives authority to the department of environmental management to regulate the use.
Rhode Island
SB 2449: Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or "PFAS" in carpets, upholstered furniture, textile furnishings, apparel, cosmetics juvenile products, cookware and firefighting foam and give authority to the department of environmental management to regulate the use.
Vermont
H 27: Require that food packaging, personal care products, and clothing containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sold or distributed in Vermont bear a health and safety warning.
Vermont
H 650: Prohibits the intentional use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in products to be sold in Vermont. This bill also proposes to prohibit the use and import of wastes that contain microplastics.
Vermont
H 677: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution in Vermont of cosmetic products containing certain chemicals and chemical classes, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Vermont
H 694: Establishes multiple restrictions on the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the State. The bill would prohibit the intentional use of 10 PFAS in products to be sold in Vermont. In addition, the bill would prohibit landfills, refineries, and other industries from bringing industrial leachate to wastewater treatment plants.
Washington
SB 5703 : Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cosmetic products containing toxic chemicals. Requires manufacturers of cosmetics products to disclose information on its website for each cosmetic product sold in the state.
Washington
HB 1853: Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cosmetic products containing toxic chemicals. Requires manufacturers of cosmetics products to disclose information on its website for each cosmetic product sold in the state.
West Virginia
HB 2126: Prohibits the use of certain flame retardant chemicals in children’s products or upholstered residential furniture.

Adopted Policy

California
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
SB 258: Requires manufacturers to disclose ingredients used in cleaning products, including fragrances, on the product label and online. (Adopted in 2017)
California
AB 2775: Requires manufacturers of professional cosmetics to disclose ingredients on product labels. (Adopted in 2017)
California
SB 1044: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of firefighting foam containing PFAS, prohibits the use of PFAS foam for training purposes, requires manufacturers of firefighter protective equipment to disclose the inclusion of PFAS in their products. (Adopted in 2020)
California
SB 312: Requires cosmetics manufacturers to disclose lists of chemicals, flavors, and fragrances included in their products to the state along with associated health hazards. Requires the state to maintain a public website displaying the information. (Adopted in 2020)
California
AB 2762: Amends existing law prohibiting the inclusion of certain chemicals in cosmetics to expand the list of prohibited substances  (Adopted in 2020)
California
AB 652: Bans the entire class of PFAS from a wide array of “juvenile” products including booster seats, changing pads, infant carriers, nursing pillows, and crib mattresses. The bill would require a manufacturer to use the least toxic alternative when replacing PFAS chemicals in a juvenile product. (Adopted in 2021)
California
AB 1200: Prohibits the sale of plant-based food packaging in the state that contains PFAS, and requires manufacturers of cookware sold in the state to disclose on the product label and on the company’s internet website if the cookware contains certain hazardous chemicals. (Adopted in 2021)
Colorado
HB 19-1279: Prohibits the sale of PFAS-containing firefighting foam in certain circumstances, prohibits the use of PFAS foam for training, requires manufacturers to disclose if protective equipment they produce includes PFAS, and requires the Department of Health to conduct a survey to determine the amount of PFAS foam currently held, used, and disposed by fire departments. (Adopted in 2019)
Colorado
HB 22-1345: Restricts the sale and distribution of consumer products containing PFAS chemicals. Consumer products include oil and gas products; carpets or rugs; cosmetics; fabric treatments; food packaging; juvenile products; textile furnishings; and upholstered furniture. (Adopted in 2022)
Colorado
HB 1348: Establishes a regulatory scheme that requires disclosure of certain chemical information for products used in downhole oil and gas operations. The discloser must also provide the commission with a declaration that the chemical product contains no intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals. (Adopted in 2022)
Hawaii
HB 1644: Bans the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of wraps and liners, plates, food boats, pizza boxes, and firefighting foams that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (Adopted in 2022)
Maine
LD 2048: Identifies chemicals of high concern, and requires reporting on usage and replacement with safer alternatives. (Adopted in 2008)
Maine
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
LD 1503/ HP 1113: Requires manufacturers to report products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Prohibits the sale of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Establishes a “currently unavoidable” framework in the long term. (Adopted in 2021)
Maryland
HB 0275 : Restricts the use of PFAS chemicals in food packaging, rugs and carpets, and replaces PFAS-laden firefighting foam with safer alternatives. Requires notification for firefighter turnout gear that contains PFAS and stops the landfilling and incineration of PFAS foam. (Adopted in 2022)
Maryland
SB 0273: Restricts the use of PFAS chemicals in food packaging, rugs and carpets, and replaces PFAS-laden firefighting foam with safer alternatives. Requires notification for firefighter turnout gear that contains PFAS and stops the landfilling and incineration of PFAS foam. (Adopted in 2022)
Massachusetts
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)
Minnesota
HF 2123: Generates a list of chemicals of high concern and priority chemicals, along with participation in Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse. (Adopted in 2009)
New York
A 6296: Requires manufacturers of children's products containing dangerous chemicals to notify the state and retailers; bans the sale of children's products containing dangerous chemicals. (Adopted in 2019)
New York
S 2387: Requires all menstrual products sold in New York to contain printed list of all ingredients. (Adopted in 2019)
New York
S 7167: Prohibits the manufacture and sale of firefighting foam containing PFAS, requires manufacturers of firefighter protective equipment to disclose the inclusion of PFAS in their products. (Adopted in 2020)
Oregon
SB 478 / HB 3473: Requires reporting of high-priority chemicals in children’s products and phase-outs of these products in children’s cosmetics, mouthable products, and products made for kids under the age of 3.  (Adopted in 2015)
Rhode Island
SB 2044: Prohibits the sale or promotional distribution of any food package in Rhode Island which contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, effective January 1, 2024. (Adopted in 2022)
Vermont
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
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. (Adopted in 2019)
Washington
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
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. (Adopted in 2019)
Washington
HB 1694: Improves logistical processes for the regulation of priority chemicals in consumer products. (Adopted in 2022)

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