| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to environment; allowing the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 substances in safety-related items and clothing used by juveniles operating |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 all-terrain vehicles or dirt bikes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 116.943, subdivision 5. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. TITLE. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 This act shall be known as the "Preserving Outdoor Youth Sports Act." |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 Subd. 5.Prohibitions.(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13intentionally added PFAS: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (1) carpets or rugs; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (2) cleaning products; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (3) cookware; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (4) cosmetics; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (5) dental floss; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (6) fabric treatments; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (7) juvenile products, except as provided in paragraphs (e) and (f); |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR CKM/NS 25-0352902/07/25 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 654 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Zeleznikar, Heintzeman, Stier, Davis and Knudsen02/13/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy 2.1 (8) menstruation products; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 (9) textile furnishings; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (10) ski wax; or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (11) upholstered furniture. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 (b) The commissioner may by rule identify additional products by category or use that |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6may not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in this state if they contain |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7intentionally added PFAS and designate effective dates. A prohibition adopted under this |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8paragraph must be effective no earlier than January 1, 2025, and no later than January 1, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.92032. The commissioner must prioritize the prohibition of the sale of product categories |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10that, in the commissioner's judgment, are most likely to contaminate or harm the state's |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11environment and natural resources if they contain intentionally added PFAS. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12 (c) Beginning January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13in this state any product that contains intentionally added PFAS, unless the commissioner |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14has determined by rule that the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15The commissioner may specify specific products or product categories for which the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16commissioner has determined the use of PFAS is a currently unavoidable use. The |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17commissioner may not determine that the use of PFAS in a product is a currently unavoidable |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18use if the product is listed in paragraph (a). |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19 (d) The commissioner may not take action under paragraph (b) or (c) with respect to a |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.20pesticide, as defined under chapter 18B, a fertilizer, an agricultural liming material, a plant |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.21amendment, or a soil amendment as defined under chapter 18C, unless the commissioner |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.22of agriculture approves the action. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.23 (e) A person is exempt from paragraph (a), clause (7), with respect to the following |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.24products, provided that the person complies with paragraph (f): |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.25 (1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, that is designed and |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.26marketed as a juvenile product and intended to be operated according to section 84.9256; |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.27 (2) an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7, that is |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.28designed and marketed as a juvenile product and intended to be operated according to section |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.2984.793; |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.30 (3) an internal component of a juvenile product under clause (1) or (2) that would not |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.31come into direct contact with the skin or mouth of an operator of those products during |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.32reasonably foreseeable use and abuse; and |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 63 | 63 | | REVISOR CKM/NS 25-0352902/07/25 3.1 (4) a helmet, boot, eye-protective device, or other accessory used to enhance the safety |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3.2of an operator of a juvenile product under clause (1) or (2), as determined by the |
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| 65 | 65 | | 3.3commissioner of natural resources. |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.4 (f) A person selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale in this state a juvenile |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.5product described in paragraph (e), clauses (1) to (3), must prominently display on the |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.6product a nonremovable notice that reads: "This product contains intentionally added PFAS, |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.7substances that have been banned from juvenile products and other products because of |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.8their association with harmful health effects." |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3Sec. 2. |
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| 73 | 73 | | REVISOR CKM/NS 25-0352902/07/25 |
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