California

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Effective Date

nontoxiclab.com says effective date is 2025-01-01, as of 2026-08-14.

Cleaning products Personal care products Cookware (under active rulemaking) California California has multiple overlapping PFAS laws. AB 1817 bans textile articles (clothing, bedding, towels) with intentionally added PFAS.

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

nontoxiclab.com says effective date is 2026-01-01, as of 2026-08-14.

Colorado Colorado’s HB22-1345, expanded by SB24-081 in 2024, established a phased ban on intentionally added PFAS. Effective January 1, 2024: Carpets and rugs Fabric treatments Food packaging Juvenile products Oil and gas products Cosmetics Indoor and outdoor textile furnishings Indoor and outdoor upholstered furniture Effective January 1, 2025: Disclosure requirement for outdoor apparel used in severe wet conditions Effective January 1, 2026: Cleaning products Cookware Dental floss Menstruation products Ski wax Textile articles

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

maine.gov says effective date is 2026-01-01, as of 2026-08-14.

Maine Law Regulating Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sales Prohibitions on Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Effective Date | Product Category | January 1, 2023 | Carpet or rug Fabric treatment Fabric treatment that does not contain intentionally added PFAS, but is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS | January 1, 2026 | Cleaning product Cookware product Cosmetic product Dental floss Juvenile product Menstruation product Textile articles

https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html

multistate.us says effective date is 2025-01-01, as of 2026-08-14.

The ban also impacts textile articles

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 CA AB 1817, as of 2026-08-14.

Cleaning products Personal care products Cookware (under active rulemaking) California California has multiple overlapping PFAS laws. AB 1817 bans textile articles (clothing, bedding, towels) with intentionally added PFAS.

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

nontoxiclab.com says statute / bill is CO HB22-1345, expanded by SB24-081, as of 2026-08-14.

Colorado Colorado’s HB22-1345, expanded by SB24-081 in 2024, established a phased ban on intentionally added PFAS. Effective January 1, 2024: Carpets and rugs Fabric treatments Food packaging Juvenile products Oil and gas products Cosmetics Indoor and outdoor textile furnishings Indoor and outdoor upholstered furniture Effective January 1, 2025: Disclosure requirement for outdoor apparel used in severe wet conditions Effective January 1, 2026: Cleaning products Cookware Dental floss Menstruation products Ski wax Textile articles

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

maine.gov says statute / bill is ME LD 1503 (PL 2021, c. 477) as amended by LD 1537 (PL 2023, c. 630), as of 2026-08-14.

Maine Law Regulating Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sales Prohibitions on Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Effective Date | Product Category | January 1, 2023 | Carpet or rug Fabric treatment Fabric treatment that does not contain intentionally added PFAS, but is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS | January 1, 2026 | Cleaning product Cookware product Cosmetic product Dental floss Juvenile product Menstruation product Textile articles

https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html

multistate.us says statute / bill is VT HB 238, as of 2026-08-14.

The ban also impacts textile articles

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

Exemptions

nontoxiclab.com says exemptions is outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions (delayed to 2028), as of 2026-08-14.

Cleaning products Personal care products Cookware (under active rulemaking) California California has multiple overlapping PFAS laws. AB 1817 bans textile articles (clothing, bedding, towels) with intentionally added PFAS.

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

maine.gov says exemptions is with exception; currently unavoidable use (CUU) determination; federal law governs; packaging; used products; firefighting foam; FDA-regulated medical devices/drugs; veterinary products; public health/environmental/water quality testing products; DOT/FAA/NASA/DOD/DHS required products; motor vehicles; watercraft; semiconductors; non-consumer laboratory equipment or electronics; equipment used to manufacture exempted products, as of 2026-08-14.

Maine Law Regulating Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sales Prohibitions on Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Effective Date | Product Category | January 1, 2023 | Carpet or rug Fabric treatment Fabric treatment that does not contain intentionally added PFAS, but is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS | January 1, 2026 | Cleaning product Cookware product Cosmetic product Dental floss Juvenile product Menstruation product Textile articles

https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html