Rhode Island · firefighting PPE
For Rhode Island, product category is firefighting PPE; effective date is 2027-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is RI HB 5019; pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Rhode Island verified
- Product Category
- firefighting PPE verified
- Effective Date
- 2027-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- RI HB 5019 our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS verified
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What the source says
intentionally added PFAS. The ban also impacts textile articles. Rhode Island Governor McKee (D) signed RI HB 5019 , prohibiting manufacturers from selling firefighting PPE containing intentionally added PFAS beginning in 2027.
— multistate.us, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- multistate.ushttps://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025