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

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product Category:** residential rugs and carpets _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2025-01-01
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban
- **Statute / Bill:** VT HB 238 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## 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

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.

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

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:

Source: 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.

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

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:

Source: https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/


## Source

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

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/).