AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024
Summary
Prohibits a manufacturer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale or distributing for use in the state any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally-added PFAS as of January 1, 2027.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Signed Jun 10, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
06/10/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/05/2025 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/07/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
03/21/2025 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
03/06/2025 House read and passed
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
02/06/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
01/10/2025 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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