Rhode Island · outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions
For Rhode Island, product category is outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions; effective date is 2029-01-01; restriction type is disclosure requirement; statute / bill is R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.18-4 (RI Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, P.L. 2024, ch. 344); pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- Rhode Island our reading
- Product Category
- outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions verified
- Effective Date
- 2029-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- disclosure requirement our reading
- Statute / Bill
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.18-4 (RI Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, P.L. 2024, ch. 344) our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS verified
- Exemptions
- the sale or resale of used products our reading
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
(2) Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS, unless it is accompanied by a legible, easily discernable disclosure that includes the following statement: “Made with PFAS chemicals.”
— webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-07
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Effective Date
(b) Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after January 1, 2029, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state:
Exemptions
(e) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products.
— all from webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- webserver.rilegislature.govhttps://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.18/23-18.18-4.htm