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CA AB727

Bill

Status

Vetoed

10/8/2023

Primary Sponsor

Akilah Weber Pierson

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Beginning January 1, 2026, prohibits manufacturing, selling, or distributing cleaning products containing intentionally added PFAS or PFAS at or above 50 parts per million (50 ppm threshold lowering to 25 ppm by January 1, 2027, and 10 ppm by January 1, 2028).

  • Beginning January 1, 2028, prohibits manufacturing, selling, or distributing floor sealers and floor finishes containing intentionally added PFAS or PFAS at or above 10 parts per million.

  • Violations are subject to civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 per day for each violation, enforced by the Attorney General, district attorneys, city or county attorneys, or city prosecutors.

  • Exempts treatments containing PFAS for use on converted textiles or leathers that are listed as Priority Products by the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

  • Does not impair public agencies' ability to distribute cleaning products through household hazardous waste collection and materials exchange programs.

Legislative Description

Product safety: cleaning products and floor sealers or floor finishes: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Last Action

Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

2/1/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/6/2023
Judiciary6/21/2023
Environmental Quality5/24/2023
Rules5/16/2023
Appropriations4/19/2023
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials3/2/2023

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