IL HB5042

Requires manufacturers to submit information to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by January 1, 2026 about products sold in Illinois that contain intentionally added PFAS, including product description, purpose of PFAS use, and amount of each PFAS chemical.

Prohibits sale of 14 specified product categories containing intentionally added PFAS beginning January 1, 2025, including carpets, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstrual products, intimate apparel, textile furnishings, ski wax, upholstered furniture, food packaging, and compostable products.

Authorizes the Pollution Control Board to require manufacturers to provide testing results demonstrating PFAS amounts in products and to add additional product categories to the prohibition list, with all restrictions taking effect between January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2032.

Establishes a complete ban on intentionally added PFAS in all products beginning January 1, 2032, unless the Board determines by rule that PFAS use is currently unavoidable for health, safety, or societal functioning.

Allows the Agency to waive information requirements, extend submission deadlines, establish implementation fees, and coordinate enforcement with the Pollution Control Board, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Public Health; exempts Class B firefighting foam already regulated under existing law and products subject to preemptive federal law.