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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- S 0645 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002131 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Zurier, Murray, Britto, and Burke |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: March 07, 2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 23-18.18-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-18.18 entitled 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | "Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024." is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 23-18.18-4. Prohibition on use of PFAS. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after January 1, 2027, no person 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state any covered product that 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after January 1, 2029, no person 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state: 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) Artificial turf containing intentionally added PFAS; or 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions containing intentionally added PFAS, unless 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | it is accompanied by a legible, easily discernable disclosure that includes the following statement: 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | “Made with PFAS chemicals.” 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (c) If the department has reason to believe that a covered product contains intentionally 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | added PFAS and the covered product is being offered for sale in the state, the director may direct 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the manufacturer of the product to, within thirty (30) days: 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) Provide the director a certificate attesting that the covered product does not contain 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | intentionally added PFAS; or 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (2) Notify persons who sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale a covered product 18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | prohibited under subsection (a) of this section, that the sale of that covered product is prohibited in 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | this state and provide the director with a list of the names and addresses of those notified. 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (d) The director may notify persons who sell or offer for sale a product prohibited under 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | subsection (a) of this section, that the sale of that product is prohibited in this state. 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (e) This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (f) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, if a cosmetic product made through 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | manufacturing processes intended to comply with this section contains an unavoidable trace 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | quantity of PFAS that is attributable to impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | manufacturing process, storage or migration from packaging, or other such unintentional and 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | unavoidable origin, such unavoidable trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | violation of this section. 10 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (g) Products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS used as 11 |
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| 55 | 55 | | durable items that the United Stated Food and Drug Administration authorizes for food contact for 12 |
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| 56 | 56 | | consumer goods shall be exempt from this section. 13 |
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| 57 | 57 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14 |
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| 64 | 64 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 65 | 65 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 66 | 66 | | OF |
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| 67 | 67 | | A N A C T |
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| 68 | 68 | | RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 |
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| 69 | 69 | | *** |
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| 70 | 70 | | This act would exempt certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 1 |
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| 71 | 71 | | substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA as safe for consumer contact from the provision 2 |
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| 72 | 72 | | of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024. 3 |
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| 73 | 73 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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