New Jersey S 1281: Prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain apparel and diaper products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.*

Bill Text

S1281 2R SCS 

[Second Reprint]

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE, No. 1281

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

� ADOPTED 
MARCH 16, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Senator� SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Assemblyman� WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV

District 31 (Hudson)

Assemblyman� CHIGOZIE U. ONYEMA

District 28 (Essex and Union)

Assemblywoman� KATIE BRENNAN

District 32 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Mukherji, McKeon, Assemblywoman Swain and 
Assemblyman Tully

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of 
certain apparel and diaper products containing intentionally added 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As reported by the Assembly Budget Committee on June 
28, 2026, with amendments.

An Act concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances in apparel 1and diaper products1 and 
amending and supplementing P.L.2025, c.202.

���� Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� (New section) a.� Beginning 
two years after the effective date of P.L.��� , c.���� (C.������� ) (pending 
before the Legislature as this bill), no person shall sell, offer for sale, 
manufacture, or distribute for sale or use in the State 1[any]1 2any2 apparel 
1or 
2[a]2 diaper 
product1 
containing intentionally added PFAS.

���� b.��� 2(1) 
Beginning two years after the effective date of P.L.��� , c.���� (C.������� ) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill), a manufacturer of any apparel or 
diaper product shall certify, in a form and manner prescribed by the division, 
that each apparel or diaper product that it manufactures does not contain 
intentionally added PFAS.

���� (2) The certification 
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted to the division 
and be valid for a period of five years.� Upon a modification to the 
manufacturing process or material components of an apparel or diaper product, 
the product�s manufacturer shall submit a revised certification reflecting the 
modifications and that the product does not contain intentionally added PFAS.

���� (3) A manufacturer of any 
apparel or diaper product shall provide a copy of the certification required by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection to any person or entity that purchases any 
apparel or diaper product from the manufacturer.

���� c.2�� A 
violation of the provisions 2[of subsection 
a.]2 
of this section shall constitute a violation of P.L.2025, c.202 (C.56:3-53 et 
al.), and the violator shall be subject to all remedies and penalties available 
pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2025, c.202 1[(C.56:3-63)]� (C.56:3-62)1. 

���� 2[c.] d.2���� Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to impose liability on any news media that 
accepts or publishes advertising for any product or activity that would 
otherwise be subject to the provisions of this section.

���� 2.��� Section 3 of P.L.2025, 
c.202 (C.56:3-55) is amended to read as follows:

���� 3.��� As used in sections 1 
through 11 of [this 
act] P.L.2025, 
c.202 (C.56:3-53 through C.56:3-63) and section 1 of P.L.��� , c.���� 
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill):

���� �Apparel� means: (1) 
clothing items intended for regular wear or formal occasions, including, but 
not limited to, undergarments, shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, overalls, 
bodysuits, costumes, vests, dancewear, suits, saris, scarves, tops, leggings, 
school uniforms, leisurewear, athletic wear, sports uniforms, everyday 
swimwear, formal wear, onesies, bibs, 1[diapers,]1 footwear, 
and everyday uniforms or work-wear; (2) outdoor apparel; and (3) outdoor 
apparel designed for severe wet conditions, which includes outdoor apparel 
designed for persons who engage in outdoor sports not marketed for general 
consumer use to provide health and safety protection against extended exposure 
to extreme rain conditions or against extended immersion in water or wet 
conditions, such as from snow.� �Apparel� shall not include personal protective 
equipment, clothing items for exclusive use by the United States military, or 
equipment and protective apparel designed to be used for the safe operation of 
a motorcycle or off-highway vehicle.

���� �Carpet� means a rug or fabric 
marketed or intended for use as a floor covering.

���� �Cookware� means durable 
houseware items that are used to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, 
or beverages, that are intended for direct food contact, and that are items to 
which heat is transferred or which come into direct contact with a heat source, 
including pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, 
bowls, and cooking utensils. ��Cookware� does not include products that are 
intended for commercial use only. 

���� �Cosmetic� means (1) articles 
intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or 
otherwise applied to