What changed in state PFAS law this month

0 state restrictions on PFAS in consumer products took effect in the last 30 days. The next 27 take effect between December 19, 2026 and January 1, 2027. Every row is cited to its statute, and every source page is re-checked on the first of each month.

Taking effect next

The next state PFAS restrictions to take effect
DateStateProductsWhat it doesStatute
December 19, 2026New YorkMenstrual productsBans saleN.Y. General Business Law § 399-aaaa(4)
December 31, 2026New YorkCarpetBans saleN.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-3313(2)
January 1, 2027New MexicoProducts containing an intentionally added PFASDisclosure or reportingHB 212 (2025), Section 5(B)
January 1, 2027Rhode IslandTextile articlesBans manufacture and saleR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a) and 23-18.18-3
January 1, 2027WashingtonApparel and accessoriesBans manufacture and saleWAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington, chapter 70A.350 RCW)
January 1, 2027New HampshireCarpets or rugsBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027Rhode IslandCarpets or rugsBans manufacture and saleR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a) and 23-18.18-3
January 1, 2027WashingtonCleaning productsBans manufacture and saleWAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington, chapter 70A.350 RCW)
January 1, 2027New MexicoCookwareBans saleNMSA 1978, 74-15-3(B) (HB 212, 2025)
January 1, 2027Rhode IslandCookwareBans manufacture and saleR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a) and 23-18.18-3
January 1, 2027New HampshireCosmeticsBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027OregonCosmetic productsBans manufacture and saleORS 431A.345(1)(b)
January 1, 2027Rhode IslandCosmeticsBans manufacture and saleR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a) and 23-18.18-3
January 1, 2027New MexicoDental flossBans saleNMSA 1978, 74-15-3(B) (HB 212, 2025)
January 1, 2027New HampshireFood packaging and containersBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027New MexicoFood packagingBans saleNMSA 1978, 74-15-3(B) (HB 212, 2025)
January 1, 2027ColoradoOutdoor textile furnishingsBans saleC.R.S. 25-15-604(4)(a), HB22-1345
January 1, 2027ColoradoOutdoor upholstered furnitureBans saleC.R.S. 25-15-604(4)(b), HB22-1345
January 1, 2027New HampshireTextile furnishingsBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027New HampshireUpholstered furnitureBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027New HampshireFeminine hygiene productsBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027Rhode IslandMenstrual productsBans manufacture and saleR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a) and 23-18.18-3
January 1, 2027WashingtonAutomotive washesBans manufacture and saleWAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington, chapter 70A.350 RCW)
January 1, 2027New HampshireWaxes produced for use on boats, skis, surfboards, bodyboards, or skimboardsBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027Rhode IslandSki waxBans manufacture and saleR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a) and 23-18.18-3
January 1, 2027New HampshireTextile treatmentsBans saleRSA 149-M:64, IV (HB 1649, 2024)
January 1, 2027Rhode IslandFabric treatmentsBans manufacture and saleR.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-4(a) and 23-18.18-3

Took effect in the last 30 days

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Changes spotted at the source

On the first of every month we reload all 34 statute and agency pages behind this site’s law data and record what moved. A change here is an observation about the page, not a finding about the law, so each one is flagged for re-check rather than acted on. Last checked October 6, 2026, 30 of 34 pages loaded.

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The restrictions listed here were each read at their statute, bill text or agency page on September 15, 2026. This is a record of what the statutes say and when, not legal advice. See every restriction by date or grouped by state. Free to cite with attribution to “PFAS Authority (pfasauthority.com)” and a link.