Maryland
For Maryland, product category is firefighting foam; 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
- Product Category
- firefighting foam verified
- Effective Date
- 2024-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- MD HB 1147
- PFAS Definition
- PFAS verified
- Exemptions
- currently unavoidable use determination by Environmental Improvement Board per multistate.us
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Maryland Maryland’s HB 1147 (effective January 1, 2024) banned PFAS in food packaging, rugs, carpets, and firefighting foam.
— nontoxiclab.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
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 — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
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.
https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/
multistate.us says effective date is 2027-01-01, as of 2026-08-14.
intentionally added PFAS by 2028. Consumer Product PFAS Bans and Restrictions In New Mexico, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a comprehensive PFAS ban bill, <https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=h&legType=B&legNo=212&year=25> NM HB 212 , banning the sale of cookware, food packaging, dental floss, juvenile products, and firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, beginning in 2027.
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.
https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/
multistate.us says statute / bill is NM HB 212, as of 2026-08-14.
intentionally added PFAS by 2028. Consumer Product PFAS Bans and Restrictions In New Mexico, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a comprehensive PFAS ban bill, <https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=h&legType=B&legNo=212&year=25> NM HB 212 , banning the sale of cookware, food packaging, dental floss, juvenile products, and firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, beginning in 2027.
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.
https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/
multistate.us says pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, as of 2026-08-14.
intentionally added PFAS by 2028. Consumer Product PFAS Bans and Restrictions In New Mexico, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a comprehensive PFAS ban bill, <https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=h&legType=B&legNo=212&year=25> NM HB 212 , banning the sale of cookware, food packaging, dental floss, juvenile products, and firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, beginning in 2027.
Sources
- nontoxiclab.comhttps://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/
- multistate.ushttps://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025