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MN HF3180

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2022

Primary Sponsor

Sydney Jordan

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

AI Summary

  • Prohibits manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing carpets, rugs, fabric treatments, upholstered furniture, and textile furnishings containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Minnesota.

  • Defines PFAS as fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom, and textile furnishings as goods customarily used in households and businesses including draperies, floor coverings, beddings, towels, and tablecloths.

  • Exempts sale or resale of used products from the prohibition.

  • Grants the Pollution Control Agency commissioner authority to enforce the prohibition under existing statutes, with coordination available from the commissioners of commerce and health.

  • Takes effect January 1, 2024.

Legislative Description

PFAS prohibited in home and commercial furnishing.

Last Action

Author added Xiong, J.

3/24/2022

Committee Referrals

Commerce Finance & Policy2/28/2022
Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy2/7/2022

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