# California — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category For California, product category is textile articles; effective date is 2025-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is CA AB 1817; pfas definition is intentionally added PFAS, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14. - **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product Category:** textile articles _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Effective Date:** 2025-01-01 - **Restriction Type:** sale ban - **Statute / Bill:** CA AB 1817 - **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added PFAS _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Exemptions:** outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions (delayed to 2028) - **Enforcement Agency:** Colorado CDPHE _(per nontoxiclab.com, not stated by the source above)_ ## What the source says > 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. ## 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 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. Source: 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 Source: 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 Source: 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 Source: 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. Source: 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 Source: 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 Source: 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 Source: 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. Source: 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 Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html ## Source - https://nontoxiclab.com/pfas-state-ban-tracker-2026/ - https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products/index.html - https://www.multistate.us/insider/2026/1/22/forever-chemicals-face-sweeping-bans-as-states-pass-pfas-laws-in-2025 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/).