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Federal, state, and international laws governing plastics, PFAS, and forever chemicals. Grouped by jurisdiction, sorted by effective date.

Total tracked

6

Jurisdictions

6

Federal actions

1

Updated

Jun 2026

EPA (US) 1

PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

Effective: June 25, 2024

EPA finalized the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standards for six PFAS: PFOA (4 ppt), PFOS (4 ppt), PFNA (10 ppt), PFHxS (10 ppt), HFPO-DA/GenX (10 ppt), …

California 1

AB 1817 — PFAS prohibition in textile articles

Effective: January 1, 2026

California law prohibiting any person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale in California any new textile article containing regulated PFAS. Covers apparel, outdoor appa…

Maine 1

LD 1503 — PFAS in products prohibition (amended)

Effective: January 1, 2030

Maine law (as amended) requiring manufacturers to report intentionally added PFAS in products and prohibiting their sale by 2030 except for currently unavoidable uses. The first US…

Minnesota 1

"Amara's Law" — HF 2310, PFAS prohibition in consumer products

Effective: January 1, 2025

Minnesota law named for Amara Strande prohibiting intentionally added PFAS in 11 product categories: cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstr…

New York 1

S5648 — PFAS prohibition in apparel

Effective: December 31, 2025

New York State law prohibiting the sale of any new apparel containing intentionally added PFAS. Outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions excluded until 2027.

Washington 1

Pollution Prevention for Healthy People and Puget Sound Act — PFAS

Effective: January 1, 2025

Washington State authority for the Department of Ecology to identify and restrict priority chemicals in consumer products. PFAS designated as priority chemicals; restrictions phase…