Laws Passed to Ban PFAS in Furniture/Furnishings

According to SGS, multiple states will have proposed or passed bills banning per-fluoroalkyl or poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) in the sales and distribution of carpets, rugs, fabric treatments, upholstered furniture, or textile furnishings. But which of these bills actually got passed and signed by the governor, and when will the ban take effect?

Minnesota

In Minnesota, House Bill HF 3180 and Senate Bill SF 3307 were proposed. The House bill prohibits PFAS, by stating “a person must not sell, offer to sell, or distribute for sale in the state any of the following that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances: (1) a carpet or rug; (2) a fabric treatment; (3) upholstered furniture; or (4) textile furnishings. This was originally proposed to come into effect on January 1st, 2024.

But in the end, Bill HF 2310 is what was signed by the governor and became law. It states that beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: carpets or rugs, cleaning products (including but not limited to air care products, automotive maintenance products, general cleaning products, or polish or floor maintenance products), cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products (products designed or marketed for use by infants and children under 12 years old), menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, and upholstered furniture.

I confirmed this information with Rep. Jeff Brand, Minnesota, who wrote the bill.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island (HB 7436) prohibits PFAS in carpets and rugs, common apparel, cookware, cosmetics, fabric treatments, textile furnishings, and upholstered furniture. The bill has not passed.

They did pass a different bill, explained Meredyth Whitty, the press representative for Rhode Island State House. This bill is not related to furniture and furnishing but it is related to PFAS: 2023-H 5861  SUB A as amended/ 2023-S 0724 Sub A as amended. This bill requires that water suppliers that exceed the interim drinking water standards for PFAS be required to enter into a consent agreement with the state Department of Health to implement treatment. It also tweaks the bill we passed the previous year to ban food packaging from having PFAS. When we first passed the food packaging ban, it was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024, but this year’s bill pushed the effective date to July 31, 2024, to allow a little more time to make the change.

Maine

The state of Maine was the first state to pass an expansive reporting requirement and ban for PFAS in all products (consumer, industrial, and commercial) and product components. Maine’s reporting requirements went into effect in January 2023 (they need to disclose if they contain PFAS), and the full broad ban goes into effect in 2030. (Source)

California

California had a bill proposing a ban on PFAS in textiles/furniture but that did not pass. What did pass were two bills regulating PFAS in specific products: AB 727 which restricts the use of PFAS in cleaning products and floor sealers and finishes; and AB 1423 which restricts the use of PFAS in artificial turf. As of January 1, 2026, these products can no longer contain intentionally added PFAS, however, for floor sealers and floor finishes the effective date is January 1, 2028. (Source)

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