Limits perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products.*

A3125 1R

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 3125

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman LISA SWAIN

District 38 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman SHAMA A. HAIDER

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Sampson, Assemblywomen McCoy, Flynn, Pintor
Marin, Assemblyman Miller, Assemblywomen Park, Brennan, Murphy, Assemblyman
Bhalla, Assemblywoman Drulis, Assemblyman Freiman, Assemblywomen Rowan and
Morales

SYNOPSIS

���� Limits perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
in menstrual products.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Assembly Consumer Affairs
Committee on February 12, 2026, with amendments.

��

An Act

limiting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in menstrual products
and supplementing P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.).

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

����� 1.�� a.� As used in this act:

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�Intentionally added PFAS� means PFAS added to a
product or a product�s components to provide a specific characteristic,
appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function.� The term includes
any degradation byproducts of PFAS but excludes a technically unavoidable trace
quantity of PFAS as measured in total organic fluorine.
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���� �Menstrual product� means a
product manufactured for the purpose of catching menstruation and vaginal
discharge, including but not limited to a tampon, sanitary pad, disc, menstrual
cup, and underwear.� The term shall include both disposable and reusable
products.

���� �Perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances� or �PFAS� means the same as defined in subsection
k. of section 1 of P.L.2023, c.243 (C.56:8-229).

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1
[
�Regulated
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances� or �Regulated PFAS� means:�

���� (1) "Intentionally added
PFAS," which means PFAS added to a product or one of the product's
components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to
perform a specific function and includes any degradation byproducts of PFAS; or

���� (2) the presence of PFAS in a
product or product component at or above a technically unavoidable trace
quantity, as measured in total organic fluorine.
]
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���� b.��� A manufacturer of
menstrual products shall not sell, distribute, or offer for sale or use in this
State any menstrual product containing
1
[
regulated
]

intentionally added
1
PFAS.�

���� c.���� (1) The Department of
Environmental Protection shall establish a system for manufacturers to
periodically test for the presence of
1
[
regulated
]

intentionally added
1
PFAS in
menstrual products, to be conducted by a laboratory approved by the
commissioner.�

���� (2) The commissioner shall
publish on the department�s Internet website a list of approved laboratories
and a list of acceptable testing methods to be used to satisfy the requirements
of paragraph (1) of this subsection.�

���� d.��� The results of a test
conducted pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be available to the
Department of Health for inspection upon request to the manufacturer or
laboratory.

���� e.���� A violation of the
provisions of this section shall constitute an unlawful practice for the
purposes of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), and the violator shall be
subject to all the remedies and penalties available pursuant to P.L.1960, c.39
(C.56:8-1 et seq.).

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the 25th month next following enactment, except that
the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Health may
take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as may be necessary for
the implementation of this act.