Vermont
For Vermont, product category is residential rugs and carpets; effective date is 2025-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is VT HB 238; pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Vermont verified
- Product Category
- residential rugs and carpets verified
- Effective Date
- 2025-01-01
- Restriction Type
- sale ban
- Statute / Bill
- VT HB 238 verified
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added PFAS verified
What the source says
intentionally added PFAS in carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, or upholstered furniture. In June 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) signed <https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.238> VT HB 238 , prohibiting manufacturers from selling aftermarket stain and water-resistant treatments, artificial turf, cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, incontinence protection products, juvenile products, residential rugs and carpets, or ski wax containing intentionally added PFAS.
— multistate.us, 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
multistate.us says effective date is 2025-01-01, as of 2026-08-14.
intentionally added PFAS in carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, or upholstered furniture. In June 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) signed <https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.238> VT HB 238 , prohibiting manufacturers from selling aftermarket stain and water-resistant treatments, artificial turf, cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, incontinence protection products, juvenile products, residential rugs and carpets, or ski wax containing intentionally added PFAS.
nontoxiclab.com says effective date is 2026-01-01, as of 2026-08-14.
Vermont Vermont’s Act 131 (signed in 2024, amended by Act 54 in 2025) bans intentionally added PFAS in: Effective January 1, 2026: Cosmetics Menstrual and incontinence products Textiles and textile articles Juvenile products Residential rugs and carpets Ski wax Aftermarket stain and water-resistant treatments Artificial turf Effective July 1, 2027:
https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/
Statute / Bill
multistate.us says statute / bill is VT HB 238, as of 2026-08-14.
intentionally added PFAS in carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, or upholstered furniture. In June 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) signed <https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.238> VT HB 238 , prohibiting manufacturers from selling aftermarket stain and water-resistant treatments, artificial turf, cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, incontinence protection products, juvenile products, residential rugs and carpets, or ski wax containing intentionally added PFAS.
nontoxiclab.com says statute / bill is VT Act 131 (2024), amended by Act 54 (2025), as of 2026-08-14.
Vermont Vermont’s Act 131 (signed in 2024, amended by Act 54 in 2025) bans intentionally added PFAS in: Effective January 1, 2026: Cosmetics Menstrual and incontinence products Textiles and textile articles Juvenile products Residential rugs and carpets Ski wax Aftermarket stain and water-resistant treatments Artificial turf Effective July 1, 2027:
Sources
- multistate.ushttps://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025
- nontoxiclab.comhttps://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/