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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 1194

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: banning products containing intentionally added PFAS and providing a penalty. (FE)

Environmental protection Ethics commission Natural resources department of — Administration Sales Sales tax

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Beginning January 1, 2028, this bill prohibits the sale or distribution of certain

products that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl

substances (PFAS), including food packaging, cleaning products, cosmetics, and

textile furnishings. The bill prohibits the sale or distribution of all products

containing intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2034. The bill provides

certain exemptions to this ban, including by allowing the Department of Natural

Resources to identify, by rule, products in which the use of PFAS is an unavoidable

use.

The bill allows DNR to require manufacturers to test certain products for PFAS.

A person that violates the prohibition on sales and distribution is subject to a civil

forfeiture of $100 for each violating product, for each day that the violation continues.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Baldeh (D) , Bare (D) , Billings (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Hong (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Joers (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

10 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 9, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Palmeri, Billings, Baldeh, Sinicki, Ratcliff, Shelton, Ohnstad, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Stubbs, Emerson, Subeck, Neubauer, Conley, Considine, Hong, Andraca, J. Anderson and Bare; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Agard, L. Johnson, Wirch, Smith, Hesselbein, Roys, Spreitzer, Larson and Carpenter

  2. Apr 9, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received