"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act prohibits the sale of certain products containing intentionally added PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances), including cosmetics, carpets, fabric treatments, and food packaging, beginning two years after the act's effective date. Manufacturers must notify the Department of Environmental Protection about PFAS in their products within one year of the act's effective date and pay a $1,000 fee per notification. The act requires cookware containing PFAS in contact with food to display a clear label stating "This product contains PFAS" in both English and Spanish. The Department of Environmental Protection must establish a source reduction program and conduct PFAS research, funded by a $5 million appropriation from the General Fund. The bill allows products with trace amounts of PFAS from unavoidable impurities to continue being sold, focusing on prohibiting the intentional addition of PFAS rather than trace amounts.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Dec 22, 2025
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Dec 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
lower
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alixon Collazos-Gill
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
P
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen Park
DDemocratic
Co
Gary Schaer
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Sterley Stanley
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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