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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland phases out PFAS chemicals in consumer products, creates testing and remediation fund, and sets manufacturer registration rules
Last action · February 10, 2026: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.Sponsor: Sara Love
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What This Bill Would Do
Maryland prohibits the sale and distribution of cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, and other consumer goods containing PFAS chemicals starting January 1, 2028, and extends the prohibition to textiles, ski wax, and paint on January 1, 2029. The legislation establishes mandatory product registration with the Department of the Environment, requires periodic testing for compliance, and creates a special remediation fund financed by registration fees and penalties.
Manufacturers and sellers must alter product inventories and complete state disclosures for dozens of everyday consumer goods, while local water systems and affected communities gain access to competitive grants and loans from a dedicated remediation fund starting October 1, 2026.
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of synthetic chemicals widely used in consumer and industrial products for their resistance to heat, oil, stains, and water. context
- Due to their persistence in the environment and accumulation in living organisms, synthetic PFAS chemicals have become a major focus of state and federal environmental remediation and regulatory efforts. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Manufacturers of consumer products
Manufacturers must eliminate intentionally added PFAS from specified product categories by 2028 or 2029, submit annual registration disclosures, and conduct product testing upon state request.
Water systems regulated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
Water systems and overburdened communities are eligible to receive financial assistance, grants, and loans from the new remediation fund.
Fire-fighting personnel
Sellers of personal protective equipment containing PFAS must provide written notice and retention requirements to purchasers, and fire departments can request state take-back of Class B fire-fighting foam.
Key Facts
- Beginning January 1, 2028, manufacturers may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, personal care products, feminine hygiene products, pet food packaging, juvenile products, or intimacy products containing intentionally added PFAS.
- Beginning January 1, 2029, manufacturers may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute fabric treatments, ski wax, textiles, textile furnishings, upholstered furniture, or paint containing intentionally added PFAS.
- Exemptions from the phase-outs apply to federal preemption, used products, recycled materials, and uses determined by the Department to be currently unavoidable.
- On or before January 1, 2028, manufacturers of products containing intentionally added PFAS must register each product with the Department by submitting a disclosure form and paying a registration fee.
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- The Department must randomly select products at least once per year for mandatory manufacturer testing to determine compliance.
- The Maryland PFAS Chemicals Protection and Remediation Fund is established as a special, nonlapsing fund to assess, prevent, and remediate PFAS contamination.
- At least 35% of total grant and loan funding from the remediation fund must be reserved for projects addressing community and public health threats related to PFAS contamination.
- Administrative penalties for violations of the subtitle reach up to $15,000 for general manufacturer violations and up to $25,000 for violating an administrative order.
- The Act takes effect October 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the sale ban on cookware and cosmetics containing PFAS take effect?
What products are banned starting in 2029?
How will the remediation fund be used?
Are used products subject to these prohibitions?
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Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 10, 2026SenateHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 6, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Tiered Phase-Out Schedule for PFAS
The bill structures chemical prohibitions across two distinct compliance horizons: January 1, 2028 for personal and household goods, and January 1, 2029 for industrial and structural materials like paint and textiles.
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