# Maryland — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category For Maryland, product category is carpets; effective date is 2024-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is MD HB 1147; pfas definition is PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14. - **State:** Maryland _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product Category:** carpets _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Effective Date:** 2024-01-01 - **Restriction Type:** sale ban - **Statute / Bill:** MD HB 1147 - **PFAS Definition:** PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > Maryland Maryland’s HB 1147 (effective January 1, 2024) banned PFAS in food packaging, rugs, carpets, and firefighting foam. ## Sources disagree More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from. ### Effective Date nontoxiclab.com says effective date is **2024-01-01**, as of 2026-08-14. > Maryland Maryland’s HB 1147 (effective January 1, 2024) banned PFAS in food packaging, rugs, carpets, and firefighting foam. Source: https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/ multistate.us says effective date is **2028-01-01**, as of 2026-08-14. > Ohio : OH HB 743 . Prohibit the sale of specified products (including carpets, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, feminine hygiene products, textile furnishings, ski wax, fabric treatments, upholstered furniture, and juvenile products) that contain intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2028. Source: https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/3/20/state-pfas-legislation-in-2026-hundreds-of-bills-across-23-states ### Statute / Bill nontoxiclab.com says statute / bill is **MD HB 1147**, as of 2026-08-14. > Maryland Maryland’s HB 1147 (effective January 1, 2024) banned PFAS in food packaging, rugs, carpets, and firefighting foam. Source: https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/ multistate.us says statute / bill is **OH HB 743**, as of 2026-08-14. > Ohio : OH HB 743 . Prohibit the sale of specified products (including carpets, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, feminine hygiene products, textile furnishings, ski wax, fabric treatments, upholstered furniture, and juvenile products) that contain intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2028. Source: https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/3/20/state-pfas-legislation-in-2026-hundreds-of-bills-across-23-states ### PFAS Definition nontoxiclab.com says pfas definition is **PFAS**, as of 2026-08-14. > Maryland Maryland’s HB 1147 (effective January 1, 2024) banned PFAS in food packaging, rugs, carpets, and firefighting foam. Source: https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/ multistate.us says pfas definition is **intentionally added PFAS**, as of 2026-08-14. > Ohio : OH HB 743 . Prohibit the sale of specified products (including carpets, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, feminine hygiene products, textile furnishings, ski wax, fabric treatments, upholstered furniture, and juvenile products) that contain intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2028. Source: https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/3/20/state-pfas-legislation-in-2026-hundreds-of-bills-across-23-states ## Source - https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/ - https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/3/20/state-pfas-legislation-in-2026-hundreds-of-bills-across-23-states Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2026-11-12. Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).