November 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments
(November 1 – November 30)
Current Trends in Legislation – November 2025
Federal Legislature
- No new bills were introduced.
Federal Regulations
- 90 FR 50923 was submitted as a proposed rule on 11/13/2025. The EPA proposes to incorporate certain exemptions and other modifications to the scope of the reporting regulation set by the Toxic Substances Control Act 40 CFR 705. Exemptions would remove some reporting on activities about which manufacturers are least likely to know or reasonably ascertain. One such exemption proposes a de minimis concentration exemption for reportable PFAS in mixtures or articles under which PFAS concentrations below 0.1%.
State Legislature
- Five new bills were introduced.
State Regulations
New Bills This Period
PFAS Legislation
Federal
- No new bills introduced.
State
- One bill introduced in MA.
- Two bills introduced in NJ.
- Two bills introduced in WI.
Signed into Law
Highlighted Regulations – PFAS Legislation
Federal
State
State Bill: AB635 (WI)
- Bill Title: An Act notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS
- Sponsor:Representative Billings
- Introduced: 11/7/2025
- Summary: This bill creates a statutory requirement for the Department of Natural Resources to notify county health departments, tribal health departments, and county land and conservation departments when groundwater protection standards or PFAS standards are exceeded.
- Notes: SB628 was introduced as an identical bill in the state senate.
State Bill: A6014 (NJ)
- Bill Title: AN ACT concerning funding for the remediation of PFAS
- Sponsor:Robert Auth
- Introduced: 11/17/2025
- Summary: The bill establishes an interest-bearing escrow account known as the PFAS Settlement Remediation Fund, which will be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection and funded by settlements with 3M Company related to PFAS contamination. Funds are designated exclusively for purchasing filtration systems, filter replacements, or other equipment to remove PFAS from drinking water or remediate contamination, as well as to reimburse local government units for similar equipment purchases.
State Bill: S4798 (NJ)
- Bill Title: AN ACT concerning PFAS in apparel
- Sponsor:Linda Greenstein
- Introduced: 11/6/2025
- Summary: The bill proposes to ban the sale, manufacture, and distribution of apparel with intentionally added PFAS beginning two years after the law takes effect.
State Bill: SB2660 (MA)
- Bill Title: An Act relative to toxic free kids
- Sponsor:Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Introduced: 11/10/2025
- Summary: The bill proposes a comprehensive system to address toxic chemicals in children’s products by defining key terms such as ‘children’s product’ and ‘toxic chemicals.’ It requires manufacturers to report the use of certain chemicals, especially high priority ones, and mandates the creation of public lists of chemicals of concern and high priority chemicals. Specific to PFAS, the bill states that no manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer shall knowingly sell, offer for sale or distribute for use a children’s product or product component containing intentionally added PFAS.
Updates on Previously Highlighted Bills
Federal
State
HB1153 (MD) was approved by the Governor 5/9/2024. This bill establishes limits for PFAS in any water discharged by industrial entities.
S25 (VT) was approved by the Governor 5/30/2024. This bill prohibits the sale of certain products, including cosmetics, mistral products, and textiles containing intentionally-added PFAS.
S25 (VT) was approved by the Governor 5/30/2024. This bill prohibits the sale of certain products, including cosmetics, mistral products, and textiles containing intentionally-added PFAS.
