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RI S2792

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Louis Dipalma

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Rhode Island's Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 to create a new exemption for durable cookware and food-contact items containing PFAS that are authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  • Maintains existing January 1, 2027 ban on manufacturing, selling, or distributing covered products with intentionally added PFAS in the state

  • Preserves January 1, 2029 ban on artificial turf containing PFAS and requires disclosure labels on outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions that contains PFAS

  • Continues exemption for cosmetic products with unavoidable trace quantities of PFAS from impurities, manufacturing processes, or packaging migration

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Exempts certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA for food contact for consumer goods from the provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024.

Health And Safety

Last Action

Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Environment and Agriculture3/4/2026

Full Bill Text

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