Vermont H 250: An act relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in firefighting personal protective equipment and station wear

Bill Text

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H.250 1
Introduced by Representatives Morris of Springfield, Krasnow of South 2
Burlington, Austin of Colchester, Bartholomew of Hartland, 3
Bos-Lun of Westminster, Casey of Montpelier, Logan of 4
Burlington, Pritchard of Pawlet, Satcowitz of Randolph, 5
Sheldon of Middlebury, and Waszazak of Barre City 6
Referred to Committee on 7
Date: 8
Subject: Consumer protection; firefighting personal protective equipment; 9
station wear; perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 10
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require a 11
written notice regarding the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 12
substances in firefighting station wear sold by a manufacturer or other person 13
in the State effective July 1, 2026. It further proposes to prohibit the sale and 14
distribution in the State of personal protective equipment and firefighting 15
station wear containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances effective 16
July 1, 2028. 17
An act relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in 18
firefighting personal protective equipment and station wear 19

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It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 1
* * * Effective July 1, 2026 * * * 2
Sec. 1. 9 V.S.A. § 2494p is amended to read: 3
§ 2494p. DEFINITIONS 4
As used in this subchapter: 5
* * * 6
(8) “Station wear” means uniform shirts and pants worn by firefighting 7
personnel in the performance of their duties, often underneath personal 8
protective equipment. 9
Sec. 2. 9 V.S.A. § 2494s is amended to read: 10
§ 2494s. SALE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND 11
STATION WEAR CONTAINING PFAS 12
(a) A manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting equipment to any 13
person, municipality, or State agency shall provide written notice to the 14
purchaser at the time of sale, citing to this subchapter, if the personal protective 15
equipment or station wear contains PFAS. The written notice shall include a 16
statement that the personal protective equipment or station wear contains 17
PFAS and the reason PFAS are added to the equipment. 18
(b) The manufacturer or person selling personal protective equipment or 19
station wear and the purchaser of the personal protective equipment or station 20

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wear shall retain the notice for at least three years from the date of the 1
transaction. 2
* * * Effective July 1, 2028 * * * 3
Sec. 3. 9 V.S.A. § 2494s is amended to read: 4
§ 2494s. PROHIBITED SALE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 5
EQUIPMENT AND STATION WEAR CONTAINING PFAS 6
(a) A manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting equipment to any 7
person, municipality, or State agency shall provide written notice to the 8
purchaser at the time of sale, citing to this subchapter, if the personal protective 9
equipment or station wear contains PFAS. The written notice shall include a 10
statement that the personal protective equipment or station wear contains 11
PFAS and the reason PFAS are added to the equipment not sell, offer for sale, 12
distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this State any personal protective 13
equipment or station wear to which PFAS have been intentionally added. 14
(b) The manufacturer or person selling personal protective equipment or 15
station wear and the purchaser of the personal protective equipment shall retain 16
the notice for at least three years from the date of the transaction. [Repealed.] 17
* * * Effective Dates * * * 18
Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATES 19
(a) This section and Secs. 1 (definitions) and 2 (sale of personal protective 20
equipment and station wear containing PFAS) shall take effect on July 1, 2026. 21

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(b) Sec. 3 (prohibited sale of personal protective equipment and station 1
wear containing PFAS) shall take effect on July 1, 2028. 2