Minnesota Poised to pass Comprehensive PFAS consumer products bill while Maine considers proposal to delay its related law

Beginning in January 2025, HF 2310 prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in 11 categories of consumer products. By January 2032, the bill prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in all other products sold in Minnesota. These broad prohibitions have garnered widespread media and industry attention, and while the requirements overlap with some state laws, businesses should evaluate whether their products will be affected as soon as possible.

Maine is the only other state to have passed a similarly comprehensive PFAS law, and the original deadline for disclosure was January 1, 2023. In lieu of proceeding with the implementation and enforcement of the law, a legislative committee has just approved Maine LD217, which would extend the reporting deadline to January 1, 2025, in part to allow the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to finalize rules governing the implementation of the law. It is unclear whether the anticipated passage of an extension of Maine's reporting requirement will affect the deadlines in Minnesota's proposed law, but it does highlight the frequently underappreciated regulatory burden of these types of comprehensive product regulations.