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

Highlighted Bills – PFAS Legislation

Updates on Previously Highlighted Bills

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