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MN HF1000

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2023

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Brand

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

AI Summary

  • Manufacturers must submit information by January 1, 2026 to the Pollution Control Agency about products sold in Minnesota containing intentionally added PFAS, including product description, purpose of PFAS use, chemical identification, and contact information.

  • Beginning January 1, 2025, sale of 11 product categories is prohibited if they contain intentionally added PFAS: carpets/rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, and upholstered furniture.

  • The commissioner may expand prohibitions by rule to additional product categories with effective dates between January 1, 2025 and January 2, 2032, prioritizing categories most likely to contaminate the environment.

  • Beginning January 1, 2032, all products containing intentionally added PFAS are prohibited unless the commissioner determines the PFAS use is currently unavoidable for health, safety, or societal functioning.

  • The commissioner may establish fees on manufacturers submitting required information, coordinate enforcement with other state agencies, and adopt rules necessary to implement the requirements; Section 14.125 does not apply to this rulemaking authority.

Legislative Description

PFAS prohibited in certain products, disclosure required, and rulemaking authorized.

Last Action

Author added Moller

3/13/2023

Committee Referrals

Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy3/8/2023
Commerce Finance & Policy2/16/2023
Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy1/30/2023

Full Bill Text

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