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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2516 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 170/5415 ILCS 170/45 new Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) cookware, (2) cosmetics, (3) dental floss, (4) juvenile products, (5) menstrual products, (6) intimate apparel, or (7) food packaging or food contact products. Defines terms. LRB104 03583 BDA 13607 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2516 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 170/5415 ILCS 170/45 new 415 ILCS 170/5 415 ILCS 170/45 new Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) cookware, (2) cosmetics, (3) dental floss, (4) juvenile products, (5) menstrual products, (6) intimate apparel, or (7) food packaging or food contact products. Defines terms. LRB104 03583 BDA 13607 b LRB104 03583 BDA 13607 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2516 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	6	+	Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) cookware, (2) cosmetics, (3) dental floss, (4) juvenile products, (5) menstrual products, (6) intimate apparel, or (7) food packaging or food contact products. Defines terms.
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3	12		1 AN ACT concerning safety.
4	13		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	14		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	15		4 Section 5. The PFAS Reduction Act is amended by changing
7	16		5 Section 5 and by adding Section 45 as follows:
8	17		6 (415 ILCS 170/5)
9	18		7 Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
10	19		8 "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
11	20		9 Agency.
12	21		10 "Class B firefighting foam" means foam designed to
13	22		11 extinguish flammable liquid fires or prevent the ignition of
14	23		12 flammable liquids.
15	24		13 "Cookware" means durable houseware items used to prepare,
16	25		14 dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages. "Cookware"
17		-	15 includes pots, ~~pans~~, skillets, grills, ~~baking sheets, baking~~
18		-	16 molds, trays, bowls, and cooking ~~utensils.~~
19		-	17 ~~"Cosmetics" means articles:~~
20		-	18 ~~(1) intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or~~
21		-	19 ~~sprayed on~~, ~~introduced into~~, or ~~otherwise applied to the~~
22		-	20 ~~human body~~ or ~~any part of~~ the ~~human body for the purpose of~~
23		-	21 ~~cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness,~~ or
24		-	22 ~~altering the appearance;~~ or
25		-	23 ~~(2) intended for use as a component of any article~~
	26	+	15 includes, but is not limited to, pots, pan, skillets, grills,
	27	+	16 baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking
	28	+	17 utensils.
	29	+	18 "Cosmetics" means articles:
	30	+	19 (1) intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or
	31	+	20 sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the
	32	+	21 human body or any part of the human body for the purpose of
	33	+	22 cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or
	34	+	23 altering the appearance; or
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35		-	2 "Cosmetics" includes soap.
36		-	3 "Dental floss" means a cord or cords of thin filaments
37		-	4 used in interdental cleaning to remove debris and dental
38		-	5 plaque from between teeth.
39		-	6 "Fire department" means the duly authorized fire
40		-	7 protection organization of a unit of local government, a
41		-	8 Regional Fire Protection Agency, a fire protection district,
42		-	9 or a volunteer fire department.
43		-	10 "Food packaging" means (i) packaging that is intended for
44		-	11 direct food contact or (ii) a component of packaging that is
45		-	12 intended for direct food contact.
46		-	13 "Intentionally added PFAS" means PFAS deliberately added
47		-	14 during the manufacture of a product in which the continued
48		-	15 presence of the PFAS is desired in the final product or one of
49		-	16 the product's components to perform a specific function in the
50		-	17 final product. "Intentionally added PFAS" does not include
51		-	18 PFAS if the chemical is present in the product due to use of
52		-	19 water containing PFAS and if the manufacturer took no action
53		-	20 that resulted in the PFAS being present in the water.
54		-	21 "Intimate apparel" means garments intended to be worn
55		-	22 under clothes, usually with direct contact with skin.
56		-	23 "Intimate apparel" includes bras, boxers, briefs, shapewear,
57		-	24 sleepwear, thermals, loungewear, socks, and stockings.
58		-	25 "Juvenile product" means a product designed or marketed
59		-	26 for use by infants and children under 12 years of age.
	38	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2516 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	42	+	Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) cookware, (2) cosmetics, (3) dental floss, (4) juvenile products, (5) menstrual products, (6) intimate apparel, or (7) food packaging or food contact products. Defines terms.
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70		-	1 "Juvenile product" includes a baby or toddler foam pillow,
71		-	2 bassinet, bedside sleeper, booster seat, changing pad, child
72		-	3 restraint system for use in a motor vehicle and aircraft,
73		-	4 co-sleeper, crib mattress, highchair, highchair pad, infant
74		-	5 bouncer, infant carrier, infant seat, infant sleep positioner,
75		-	6 infant swing, infant travel bed, infant walker, nap cot,
76		-	7 nursing pad, nursing pillow, play mat, playpen, play yard,
77		-	8 polyurethane foam mat, pad, or pillow, portable foam nap mat,
78		-	9 portable infant sleeper, portable hook-on chair, soft-sided
79		-	10 portable crib, stroller, and toddler mattress. "Juvenile
80		-	11 product" does not include a children's electronic product,
81		-	12 including a personal computer, audio and video equipment,
82		-	13 calculator, wireless phone, game console, handheld device
83		-	14 incorporating a video screen, or any associated peripheral,
84		-	15 such as a mouse, keyboard, power supply unit, power cord,
85		-	16 adult mattress, or an internal component of a product that
86		-	17 would not come into direct contact with a child's skin or mouth
87		-	18 during reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product.
88		-	19 "Local government" means a unit of local government or
89		-	20 other special purpose district that provides firefighting
90		-	21 services.
91		-	22 "Manufacturer" means a person that manufactures Class B
92		-	23 firefighting foam and any agents of that person, including an
93		-	24 importer, distributor, authorized servicer, factory branch, or
94		-	25 distributor branch.
95		-	26 "Menstrual product" means a product used to collect
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106		-	1 menstruation and vaginal discharge, including tampons, pads,
107		-	2 sponges, menstruation underwear, disks, and menstrual cups,
108		-	3 whether disposable or reusable.
109		-	4 "Perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance" or
110		-	5 "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals
111		-	6 containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
112		-	7 "Person" means any individual, partnership, association,
113		-	8 public or private corporation, limited liability company, or
114		-	9 any other type of legal or commercial entity, including, but
115		-	10 not limited to, members, managers, partners, directors, or
116		-	11 officers.
117		-	12 "Product" means an item manufactured, assembled, packaged,
118		-	13 or otherwise prepared for sale to consumers, including, but
119		-	14 not limited to, its product components, sold or distributed
120		-	15 for personal, residential, commercial, or industrial use.
121		-	16 "Product" does not include:
122		-	17 (1) a prosthetic or orthotic device or any item that
123		-	18 is a medical device or drug or that is otherwise used in a
124		-	19 medical setting or in medical applications regulated by
125		-	20 the United States Food and Drug Administration;
126		-	21 (2) packaging for the items described in paragraph
127		-	22 (1); and
128		-	23 (3) products regulated by the Federal Insecticide,
129		-	24 Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
130		-	25 "Testing" means calibration testing, conformance testing,
131		-	26 and fixed system testing.
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	71	+	1 (2) intended for use as a component of any article
	72	+	2 under paragraph (1).
	73	+	3 "Cosmetics" includes soap and any other article under
	74	+	4 paragraphs (1) or (2) of this definition.
	75	+	5 "Dental Floss" means a cord or cords of thin filaments
	76	+	6 used in interdental cleaning to remove debris and dental
	77	+	7 plaque from between teeth.
	78	+	8 "Fire department" means the duly authorized fire
	79	+	9 protection organization of a unit of local government, a
	80	+	10 Regional Fire Protection Agency, a fire protection district,
	81	+	11 or a volunteer fire department.
	82	+	12 "Food packaging" or "food contact product" means a
	83	+	13 container applied to or providing a means to market, protect,
	84	+	14 handle, deliver, serve, contain, or store a food or beverage.
	85	+	15 "Food packaging" or "food contact product" includes:
	86	+	16 (1) a unit package, an intermediate package, and a
	87	+	17 shipping container;
	88	+	18 (2) unsealed receptacles, such as carrying cases,
	89	+	19 crates, cups, plates, bowls, pails, rigid foil and other
	90	+	20 trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs; and
	91	+	21 (3) an individually assembled part of a food package,
	92	+	22 such as any interior or exterior blocking, bracing,
	93	+	23 cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping,
	94	+	24 coatings, closures, inks, and labels.
	95	+	25 "Intentionally added PFAS" means PFAS deliberately added
	96	+	26 during, or reasonably anticipated to be present in, the
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142		-	1 (Source: P.A. 102-290, eff. 8-6-21.)
143		-	2 (415 ILCS 170/45 new)
144		-	3 Sec. 45. Other banned products; other civil penalties;
145		-	4 enforcement.
146		-	5 (a) Beginning January 1, 2032, a person may not sell,
147		-	6 offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the
148		-	7 following products if the product contains intentionally added
149		-	8 PFAS:
150		-	9 (1) cookware;
151		-	10 (2) cosmetics;
152		-	11 (3) dental floss;
153		-	12 (4) juvenile products;
154		-	13 (5) menstrual products;
155		-	14 (6) intimate apparel; or
156		-	15 (7) food packaging.
157		-	16 (b) Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply to:
158		-	17 (1) a product for which federal law governs the
159		-	18 presence in the product of a perfluoroalkyl substance or
160		-	19 polyfluoroalkyl substance in a manner that preempts State
161		-	20 authority;
162		-	21 (2) used products offered for sale or resale;
163		-	22 (3) a product that contains fluoropolymers consisting
164		-	23 of polymeric substances for which the backbone of the
165		-	24 polymer is either a perfluorinated or polyfluorinated
166		-	25 carbon-only backbone or a perfluorinated polyether
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	107	+	1 manufacture of a product or its final packaging.
	108	+	2 "Intimate apparel" means garments intended to be worn
	109	+	3 under clothes usually with direct contact with skin. "Intimate
	110	+	4 apparel" includes, but is not limited to, bras, briefs,
	111	+	5 shapewear, sleepwear, thermals, loungewear, socks, and
	112	+	6 stockings.
	113	+	7 "Juvenile product" means a product designed or marketed
	114	+	8 for use by infants and children under 12 years of age.
	115	+	9 "Juvenile product" includes, but is not limited to, a baby or
	116	+	10 toddler foam pillow, bassinet, bedside sleeper, booster seat,
	117	+	11 changing pad, child restraint system for use in a motor
	118	+	12 vehicle and aircraft, co-sleeper, crib mattress, highchair,
	119	+	13 highchair pad, infant bouncer, infant carrier, infant seat,
	120	+	14 infant sleep positioner, infant swing, infant travel bed,
	121	+	15 infant walker, nap cot, nursing pad, nursing pillow, play mat,
	122	+	16 playpen, play yard, polyurethane foam mat, pad, or pillow,
	123	+	17 portable foam nap mat, portable infant sleeper, portable
	124	+	18 hook-on chair, soft-sided portable crib, stroller, and toddler
	125	+	19 mattress. "Juvenile product" does not include a children's
	126	+	20 electronic product, including a personal computer, audio and
	127	+	21 video equipment, calculator, wireless phone, game console,
	128	+	22 handheld device incorporating a video screen, or any
	129	+	23 associated peripheral, such as a mouse, keyboard, power supply
	130	+	24 unit, power cord, adult mattress, or an internal component of
	131	+	25 a product that would not come into direct contact with a
	132	+	26 child's skin or mouth during reasonably foreseeable use and
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177		-	1 ~~backbone that is a solid at standard temperature and~~
178		-	2 ~~pressure if that product has received approval from the~~
179		-	3 ~~Agency~~ that ~~the intended use of the fluoropolymer will not~~
180		-	4 ~~harm public health or the environment;~~
181		-	5 ~~(4) an electronic or internal component of~~ a ~~product;~~
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183		-	7 ~~(5) refrigerants~~, ~~foams~~, ~~and aerosol propellants that~~
184		-	8 ~~are listed as acceptable, acceptable subject to use~~
185		-	9 ~~conditions, or acceptable subject~~ to ~~narrowed use limits~~
186		-	10 ~~by the United States Environmental Protection Agency~~
187		-	11 ~~pursuant to the Significant New Alternatives Policy~~
188		-	12 ~~Program~~, ~~40 CFR 82,~~ ~~Subpart G, as long as the refrigerant,~~
189		-	13 ~~foam,~~ or ~~aerosol propellant is sold, offered for sale,~~ or
190		-	14 ~~distributed for sale for the use for which it is listed~~
191		-	15 ~~pursuant to that program,~~ ~~except to the extent the items~~
192		-	16 ~~described in this paragraph (5) are used in personal care~~
193		-	17 ~~products.~~
194		-	18 ~~(c) A person,~~ other ~~than a manufacturer subject to Section~~
195		-	19 ~~35 of this Act~~, ~~who knowingly violates this Section is subject~~
196		-	20 ~~to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation~~
197		-	21 ~~and a civil penalty not to exceed $10~~,~~000 for each subsequent~~
198		-	22 ~~violation. Civil penalties collected under this Section must~~
199		-	23 ~~be deposited into the Environmental Protection Trust Fund~~ to
200		-	24 ~~be used in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental~~
201		-	25 ~~Protection Trust Fund Act~~.
202		-	26 ~~(d) This Act and the civil penalties in this Act may be~~
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	143	+	1 abuse of the product.
	144	+	2 "Local government" means a unit of local government or
	145	+	3 other special purpose district that provides firefighting
	146	+	4 services.
	147	+	5 "Manufacturer" means a person that manufactures Class B
	148	+	6 firefighting foam and any agents of that person, including an
	149	+	7 importer, distributor, authorized servicer, factory branch, or
	150	+	8 distributor branch.
	151	+	9 "Menstrual product" means a product used to collect
	152	+	10 menstruation and vaginal discharge, including, but not limited
	153	+	11 to, tampons, pads, sponges, menstruation underwear, disks, and
	154	+	12 menstrual cups, whether disposable or reusable.
	155	+	13 "Perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance" or
	156	+	14 "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals
	157	+	15 containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
	158	+	16 "Person" means any individual, partnership, association,
	159	+	17 public or private corporation, limited liability company, or
	160	+	18 any other type of legal or commercial entity, including, but
	161	+	19 not limited to, members, managers, partners, directors, or
	162	+	20 officers.
	163	+	21 "Product" means an item manufactured, assembled, packaged,
	164	+	22 or otherwise prepared for sale to consumers, including, but
	165	+	23 not limited to, its product components, sold or distributed
	166	+	24 for personal, residential, commercial, or industrial use,
	167	+	25 including for use in making other products.
	168	+	26 "Testing" means calibration testing, conformance testing,
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213		-	1 enforced by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of
214		-	2 the county where the violation occurs by bringing an action in
215		-	3 the name of the People of the State of Illinois in a court of
216		-	4 competent jurisdiction alleging a violation of this Act.
217		-	5 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the Attorney
218		-	6 General or the State's Attorney of the county where the
219		-	7 violation occurs from seeking equitable remedies or other
220		-	8 remedies in common law, in State or federal statute, or in
221		-	9 State or federal rules or regulations to enforce this Act or to
222		-	10 remedy harm from any action or omission in violation of this
223		-	11 Act or in violation of common law, State or federal statute, or
224		-	12 State or federal rules or regulations.
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	179	+	1 and fixed system testing.
	180	+	2 (Source: P.A. 102-290, eff. 8-6-21.)
	181	+	3 (415 ILCS 170/45 new)
	182	+	4 Sec. 45. Other banned products; other civil penalties;
	183	+	5 enforcement.
	184	+	6 (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, a person may not sell,
	185	+	7 offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the
	186	+	8 following products if the product contains intentionally added
	187	+	9 PFAS:
	188	+	10 (1) cookware;
	189	+	11 (2) cosmetics;
	190	+	12 (3) dental floss;
	191	+	13 (4) juvenile products;
	192	+	14 (5) menstrual products;
	193	+	15 (6) intimate apparel; or
	194	+	16 (7) food packaging or food contact products.
	195	+	17 (b) A person, other than a manufacturer subject to Section
	196	+	18 35 of this Act, who knowingly violates this Section is subject
	197	+	19 to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation
	198	+	20 and a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent
	199	+	21 violation. Civil penalties collected under this Section must
	200	+	22 be deposited into the Environmental Protection Trust Fund to
	201	+	23 be used in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental
	202	+	24 Protection Trust Fund Act.
	203	+	25 (c) This Act and the civil penalties in this Act may be
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