CaliforniaEnvironmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
What it does
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control, on or before January 1, 2029, to adopt regulations to enforce specified covered perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restrictions, which include prohibitions on the distribution, sale, or offering for sale of certain products that contain specified levels of PFAS. Existing law requires the department, on and after July 1, 2030, to enforce and ensure compliance with those provisions and regulations, as provided. Existing law requires manufacturers of these products, on or before July 1, 2029, to register with the department, to pay a registration fee to the department, and to provide a statement of compliance certifying compliance with the applicable prohibitions on the use of PFAS to the department, as specified.
More detail
Existing law authorizes the department to test products and to rely on third-party testing to determine compliance with prohibitions on the use of PFAS, as specified. Existing law requires the department to issue a notice of violation for a product in violation of the prohibitions on the use of PFAS, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to assess an administrative penalty for a violation of these prohibitions and authorizes the department to seek an injunction to restrain a person or entity from violating these prohibitions, as specified.
This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale a cleaning product, dental floss, juvenile product, food packaging, or ski wax, as provided, that contains intentionally added PFAS, as defined, except for previously used products and as otherwise preempted by federal law. The bill would, until January 1, 2031, exempt certain components of a cleaning product from this prohibition, as specified. The bill would clarify that, on and after January 1, 2028, a cleaning product is required to comply with certain regulations adopted by the California Air Resources Board regarding volatile organic compounds in consumer products, and would prohibit the use of a regulatory variance to comply with those regulations, as specified. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2030, prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale cookware that contains intentionally added PFAS, except for previously used products and as otherwise preempted by federal law. The bill would authorize the department, on or before January 1, 2029, to adopt regulations to carry out these provisions.
This bill would require these prohibitions on products containing intentionally added PFAS to be enforced by the department pursuant to the existing authority described above, including, but not limited to, product testing and administrative penalties. The bill would require a manufacturer of a product regulated by the bill to provide a certificate of compliance to the department upon request instead of on or before July 1, 2029. The bill would exempt a manufacturer of a product regulated by the bill from the registration and registration fees required by the existing enforcement authority described above.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 2Veto sustained.Latest
- Mar 2Stricken from file.
- 2025
- Oct 13In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Oct 13Vetoed by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 23Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 5. Page 3037.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB682 Allen Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded SB 682 Allen Senate Third Reading By Connolly. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Sep 12Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 21. Page 3415.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Sep 9Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 9Read third time and amended.Major
- Sep 9Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 60. Noes 20. Page 3128.)
- Sep 4Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 4Read third time and amended.Major
- Sep 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 2Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 29).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 20August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Jul 17Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 15).Major
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Major
- Jun 9Referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.Minor
- Jun 4In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 3Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 7. Page 1466.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1209.) (May 23).Major
- May 20Set for hearing May 23.
- May 19May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 9Set for hearing May 19.
- May 6Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- May 5From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 966.) (April 30).Major
- Apr 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 22From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Apr 8Set for hearing April 30.
- Apr 8Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Apr 7From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 635.) (April 2).Major
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Health]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Set for hearing April 2.
- Mar 5Referred to Coms. on E.Q. and HEALTH.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 24From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced