# Maryland — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product Category:** firefighting foam _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2024-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** MD HB 1147
- **PFAS Definition:** PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Exemptions:** currently unavoidable use determination by Environmental Improvement Board _(per multistate.us, not stated by the source above)_

## 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 **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.

Source: https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025


### 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 **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.

Source: https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025


### 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.

> 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.

Source: https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025


## Source

- https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/
- https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025

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/).