New York A 8585: Phases out the sale of products that contain intentionally added PFAS

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A08585 Summary:

BILL NOA08585 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCarroll P

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Add Art 37 Title 4 37-0401 - 37-0413, En Con L

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Phases out the sale of products that contain intentionally added PFAS.

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BILL NOA08585 

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05/21/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8585

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. P. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to phas-
 ing out the sale of products that contain intentionally added PFAS

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 2 by adding a new title 4 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 4
 4 PRODUCTS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES
 5 Section 37-0401. Definitions.
 6 37-0403. Notification.
 7 37-0405. Exemptions.
 8 37-0407. Prohibition on sale of products containing inten-
 9 tionally added PFAS.
 10 37-0409. Failure to provide notice.
 11 37-0411. Violations.
 12 37-0413. Rules and regulations.
 13 § 37-0401. Definitions.
 14 For the purposes of this title, the term: 1. "Currently unavoidable
 15 use" means a use of PFAS that the department has determined to be essen-
 16 tial for health, safety or the functioning of society and for which
 17 alternatives are not reasonably available.
 18 2. "Intentionally added chemical" shall have the same meaning as
 19 subdivision eleven of section 37-0901 of this article.
 20 3. "Manufacturer" means the person that manufactures a product or
 21 whose brand name is affixed to the product. In the case of a product
 22 imported into the United States, "manufacturer" includes the importer or
 23 first domestic distributor of the product if the person that manufac-
 24 tured or assembled the product or whose brand name is affixed to the
 25 product does not have a presence in the United States.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13021-01-5

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 1 4. "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means
 2 substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic
 3 chemicals containing at least one fully flourished carbon atom.
 4 5. "Product" means an item manufactured, assembled, packaged or other-
 5 wise prepared for sale to consumers, including its product components,
 6 sold or distributed for personal, residential, commercial or industrial
 7 use, including for use in making other products.
 8 6. "Product component" means an identifiable component of a product,
 9 regardless of whether the manufacturer of the product is the manufactur-
 10 er of the component.
 11 7. "Carpet or rug" means a fabric marketed or intended to be used as a
 12 flooring covering.
 13 8. "Cookware" means a durable houseware item that is used in homes and
 14 restaurants to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs or beverag-
 15 es. "Cookware" includes but is not limited to pots, pans, skillets,
 16 grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls and cooking utensils.
 17 9. "Cosmetic product" shall have the same meaning as subdivision one
 18 of section 37-0117 of this article.
 19 10. "Personal care product" shall have the same meaning as subdivision
 20 two of section 37-0117 of this article.
 21 11. "Fabric treatment" means a substance applied to a fabric to give
 22 the fabric one or more characteristics including but not limited to
 23 stain or water resistance.
 24 § 37-0403. Notification.
 25 A manufacturer of a product for sale in the state that contains
 26 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as intentionally
 27 added chemicals shall comply with the requirements of this section.
 28 1. Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-eight, a manufacturer
 29 of a product for sa