AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 (Exempts certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA for food contact for consumer goods from the provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024.)

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2026 -- S 2792
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024

Introduced By:
Senator Louis P. DiPalma

Date Introduced:
March 04, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Environment & Agriculture
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 23-18.18-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-18.18 entitled
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"Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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23-18.18-4. Prohibition on use of PFAS.
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(a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after January 1, 2027, no person
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shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state any covered product that
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contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS.
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(b) Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after January 1, 2029, no person
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shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state:
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(1) Artificial turf containing intentionally added PFAS; or
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(2) Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS, unless
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it is accompanied by a legible, easily discernable disclosure that includes the following statement:
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“Made with PFAS chemicals.”
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(c) If the department has reason to believe that a covered product contains intentionally
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added PFAS and the covered product is being offered for sale in the state, the director may direct
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the manufacturer of the product to, within thirty (30) days:
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(1) Provide the director a certificate attesting that the covered product does not contain
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intentionally added PFAS; or
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(2) Notify persons who sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale a covered product
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prohibited under subsection (a) of this section, that the sale of that covered product is prohibited in

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this state and provide the director with a list of the names and addresses of those notified.
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(d) The director may notify persons who sell or offer for sale a product prohibited under
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subsection (a) of this section, that the sale of that product is prohibited in this state.
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(e) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products.
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(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, if a cosmetic product made through
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manufacturing processes intended to comply with this section contains an unavoidable trace
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quantity of PFAS that is attributable to impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the
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manufacturing process, storage or migration from packaging, or other such unintentional and
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unavoidable origin, such unavoidable trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in
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violation of this section.
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(g) Products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS used as
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durable items that the United Stated Food and Drug Administration authorizes for food contact for
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consumer goods shall be exempt from this section.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024
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This act would exempt certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
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substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA for food contact for consumer goods from the
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provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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