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An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Law Regulating Products Containing PFAS

An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Law Regulating Products Containing PFAS

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Bradlee Farrin
Last action
2025-05-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Law Regulating Products Containing PFAS

An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Law Regulating Products Containing PFAS Sponsor: Senator Bradlee Farrin Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Law Regulating Products Containing PFAS Sponsor: Senator Bradlee Farrin Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1759(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1759(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 987 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-07 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-06 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-25 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Law Regulating Products Containing PFAS
Sponsor:
Senator Bradlee Farrin
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1759(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 419 - L.D. 987
An Act Clarifying Exemptions from the Law Regulating Products
Containing PFAS
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1614, sub-§4, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 630, §1, is amended
to read:
I. A motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment regulated under a federal motor vehicle
safety standard, as defined in 49 United States Code, Section 30102(a)(10), and any
other motor vehicle, including an off-highway vehicle or specialty motor vehicle, such
as an all-terrain vehicle, a side-by-side vehicle, construction, forestry or farm
equipment or a personal assistive mobility device, except that the exemption under this
paragraph does not apply to any textile article or refrigerant that is included in or as a
component part of such products;
APPROVED
MAY 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
67
PUBLIC LAW