May 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments
May Legislation Tracking (May 1 – May 31)
Current Trends in Legislation – May 2025
Federal Legislature
- One new bill was introduced, which seeks to accelerate the development of PFAS-free equipment for firefighters.
State Legislature
- Eighteen bills were introduced across eight states.
- Topics include: Health screenings; MCLs in drinking water; comprehensive PFAS bans.
State Regulations
- ME 06-096 Ch. 90 was published 5/7/2025. This establishes criteria for currently unavoidable uses of intentionally added PFAS in products and implement the sales prohibitions and notification requirements for products containing intentionally added PFAS but determined to be a currently unavoidable use pursuant to the amended 38 M.R.S. § 1614.
New Bills This Period
PFAS Legislation
Federal
- One new bill introduced.
State
- Eighteen bills introduced.
- Two in ME
- One in MA
- Four in MI
- Two in MN
- Three in NJ
- Four in NY
- One in OH
- One in PA
Signed into Law
•HB 167 (NH) signed into law. The bill prohibits the sale of ski, boat, and board waxes that contain intentionally added PFAS.
• SB 91 (OR) signed into law. The bill prohibits fire departments from using PFAS firefighting foam in Oregon.
• SB 5033 (WA) signed into law. The bill requires local governments to implement biosolid management protocol relating to sludge, with attention to the presence of PFAS.
• SP 419 (ME) signed into law. The bill provides certain exemptions from PFAS restrictions, specifically clarifying that the exemption does not apply to any textile article or refrigerant that is included in or as a component part of such products. The exemption applies to certain products containing PFAS, including motor vehicle equipment, off-highway vehicles, specialty motor vehicles and personal assistive mobility devices.
• SP 66 (ME) signed into law. This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to establish the PFAS Response Program for the purpose of abating, cleaning up and mitigating threats and hazards posed by PFAS that affect agricultural producers in the State and the food supply; providing support to affected commercial farms; supporting critical PFAS research; and allowing for the department to strategically and effectively respond to PFAS concerns and issues as they arise.
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• SB 91 (OR) signed into law. The bill prohibits fire departments from using PFAS firefighting foam in Oregon.
• SB 5033 (WA) signed into law. The bill requires local governments to implement biosolid management protocol relating to sludge, with attention to the presence of PFAS.
• SP 419 (ME) signed into law. The bill provides certain exemptions from PFAS restrictions, specifically clarifying that the exemption does not apply to any textile article or refrigerant that is included in or as a component part of such products. The exemption applies to certain products containing PFAS, including motor vehicle equipment, off-highway vehicles, specialty motor vehicles and personal assistive mobility devices.
• SP 66 (ME) signed into law. This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to establish the PFAS Response Program for the purpose of abating, cleaning up and mitigating threats and hazards posed by PFAS that affect agricultural producers in the State and the food supply; providing support to affected commercial farms; supporting critical PFAS research; and allowing for the department to strategically and effectively respond to PFAS concerns and issues as they arise.
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Highlighted Bills – PFAS Legislation
Federal
Federal Bill: HR 3184
- Bill Name: PFAS Alternatives Act
- Sponsors: Debbie Dingell
- Introduced: 5/5/2025
- Status: Introduced
- Summary: This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award grants that support research, development, and testing of next-generation turnout gear and PFAS-free materials for firefighters.
State
State Bill: HP 1325 (ME)
- Bill Name: An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS
- Sponsors: Amy Arata
- Introduced: 5/20/2025
- Status: Introduced
- Summary: This bill changes the definition of “PFAS” in the laws governing reduction of toxics in packaging and the sale of products containing intentionally added PFAS, to align with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of “PFAS.”
State Bill: SP 744 (ME)
- Bill Name: An Act to Conform the State’s Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Laws to Federal Standards
- Sponsors: Jeffrey Timberlake
- Introduced: 5/6/2025
- Status: Introduced
- Summary: The bill generally aligns Maine’s regulation of PFAS to Federal regulations. Specifically, the bill establishes soil concentration levels for PFAS for the purposes of determining when land is contaminated by PFAS; requires that Maine establish a maximum contaminant level equivalent to the standards of the EPA’s national primary drinking water regulations adopted in April 2024; stipulates that federal regulations on PFAS in food-packaging preempts state authority on the same.
State Bill: SB 298 (MI)
- Bill Name: A Bill to amend the Public Health Code
- Sponsors: Mark E. Huizenga
- Introduced: 5/13/2025
- Status: Referred to Committee on Housing and Human Services
- Summary: The bill establishes a pilot program to provide blood testing for individuals, specifically children, who resided in a household that used water from a public water supply with a PFAS level exceeding the public health drinking water screening levels for PFAS.
State Bill: A 5600 (NJ)
- Bill Name: An Act concerning PFAS and supplementing Title 13 of the Revised Statutes
- Sponsors: David Bailey, Jr.
- Introduced: 5/5/2025
- Status: Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
- Summary: The bill is a comprehensive PFAS ban that establishes requirements and prohibitions for sale and distribution of certain products containing intentionally added PFAS. Products include, but are not limited to: apparel, cosmetics, food packaging, juvenile products, women’s hygiene products.
State Bill: A 8585 (NY)
- Bill Name: An Act to amend the environmental conservation law
- Sponsors: Patrick J. Carroll
- Introduced: 5/21/2025
- Status: Referred to environmental conservation
- Summary: The bill seeks to ban the sale of products with intentionally added PFAS. The bill requires that a manufacturer of a product for sale in the state that contains PFAS as intentionally added chemicals shall comply with the requirements set forth. The bill exempts products that are governed by federal law and products whose PFAS falls under the unavoidable use provision.
State Bill: A 8634 (NY)
- Bill Name: An Act to amend the public health law
- Sponsors: Grace Lee
- Introduced: 5/22/2025
- Status: Introduced
- Summary: The bill establishes MCLs for drinking water.
State Bill: S 7839 (NY)
- Bill Name: An Act to amend the environmental conservation law
- Sponsors: Michelle Hinchey
- Introduced: 5/9/2025
- Status:Referred to Environmental Conservation
- Summary: The bill prohibits the sale of medical adhesives and bandages containing 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.
