Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits products that contain common but toxic chemicals that 3M invented in Minnesota in the 1940s.

Highlights:

• Requires a manufacturer of a product containing intentionally added PFAS to submit the following information to the commissioner by January 1, 2026 to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency​ (Sec. 31): 

• A brief description of the product; 

• The purpose for the PSAS in the product; 

• The amount of each of the PSAS in the product; 

• the name and address of the manufacturer and the name, address, and phone number​ of a contact person for the manufacturer; and​

•  Any additional information requested by the commissioner. 

• Prohibits a manufacturer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale in the state a product​ containing intentionally added PFAS if they do no submit the information above (Sec. 31). 

• Prohibits selling the following products if the products contains intentionally added PFAS (Sec. 31): 

•  carpets or rugs;​

•  cleaning products;​

• cookware;​

• cosmetics;​

• dental floss;​

• fabric treatments;​

• juvenile products;​

• menstruation products;​

• textile furnishings;​

• ski wax; or​

• upholstered furniture.​

• Prohibits selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale​ any product that contains intentionally added PFAS unless using the intentionally added PFAS in the product is deemed unavoidable by the commissioner (Sec. 31). 

• Prohibits knowingly selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale, or using class B firefighting foam​ containing PFAS chemicals (Sec. 36). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits products that contain common but toxic chemicals that 3M invented in Minnesota in the 1940s.

Highlights:

• Requires a manufacturer of a product containing intentionally added PFAS to submit the following information to the commissioner by January 1, 2026 to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency​ (Sec. 31): 

• A brief description of the product; 

• The purpose for the PSAS in the product; 

• The amount of each of the PSAS in the product; 

• the name and address of the manufacturer and the name, address, and phone number​ of a contact person for the manufacturer; and​

•  Any additional information requested by the commissioner. 

• Prohibits a manufacturer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale in the state a product​ containing intentionally added PFAS if they do no submit the information above (Sec. 31). 

• Prohibits selling the following products if the products contains intentionally added PFAS (Sec. 31): 

•  carpets or rugs;​

•  cleaning products;​

• cookware;​

• cosmetics;​

• dental floss;​

• fabric treatments;​

• juvenile products;​

• menstruation products;​

• textile furnishings;​

• ski wax; or​

• upholstered furniture.​

• Prohibits selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale​ any product that contains intentionally added PFAS unless using the intentionally added PFAS in the product is deemed unavoidable by the commissioner (Sec. 31). 

• Prohibits knowingly selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale, or using class B firefighting foam​ containing PFAS chemicals (Sec. 36). 

Full Bill Text