A 3125 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Limits perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*

New Jersey's Assembly Bill A3125 bans the sale of menstrual products containing regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals linked to health concerns. It directly affects manufacturers selling products like tampons, pads, cups, or underwear in New Jersey, prohibiting both intentionally added PFAS and PFAS above trace levels. The bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a testing system using approved labs, with results available for inspection by the Department of Health. Violations would be treated as consumer fraud under state law, with penalties up to $20,000 per offense, and takes effect two years after enactment.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee (reported February 12, 2026) to narrow the scope of the PFAS prohibition in menstrual products. The key change removes the ban on PFAS present above trace levels and limits the prohibition to only 'intentionally added PFAS,' meaning manufacturers are no longer required to ensure their products are free of unintentional or incidental PFAS contamination.

SCOPE

The prohibition was narrowed from banning all 'regulated PFAS' (which included both intentionally added PFAS AND any PFAS above a technically unavoidable trace quantity) to banning only 'intentionally added PFAS.' This removes the requirement that menstrual products be free of even incidental or trace-level PFAS contamination.

DEFINITION

A new standalone definition of 'Intentionally added PFAS' was added in section 1(a), defining it as PFAS added to a product or its components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, quality, or function, including degradation byproducts but excluding technically unavoidable trace quantities measured in total organic fluorine.

The old definition of 'Regulated PFAS' (which had two prongs: intentionally added PFAS and presence above trace quantity) was struck through and replaced with the narrower single-prong definition.

REQUIREMENT

Section 1(b) now prohibits selling menstrual products containing 'intentionally added PFAS' instead of 'regulated PFAS,' and section 1(c)(1) requires DEP to establish testing for 'intentionally added PFAS' rather than 'regulated PFAS.'

TECHNICAL

Additional co-sponsors were added (Brennan, Murphy, Bhalla, Drulis, Freiman, Rowan, Morales, Sweeney) and Assemblywoman Speight was added as a primary sponsor.

The explanatory statement section at the end of the bill was removed, which is standard when a bill advances from introduction to committee report stage.

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee

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3 primary · 12 co-sponsors