Bill Text: CA SB682 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2026-03-02 - Veto sustained. [SB682 Detail]
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 682
| Introduced by Senator Allen |
February 21, 2025 |
An act to amend Sections 108076 and 108079 of, to add Chapter 17.5 (commencing with Section 109030) to Part 3 of Division 104 of, and to repeal Section 109030.3 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to product safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 682, Allen.
Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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. 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.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of persistent and highly toxic chemicals with widespread contamination across the United States, including California. The United States Geological Survey estimates that 45 percent of the United States’ tap water is contaminated with PFAS. It is also estimated that 98 percent of people living in the United States have PFAS in their blood.
(b) PFAS have been and continue to be used in a broad range of industrial processes and in manufacturing products because of
their water and stain resistant, nonstick, surfactant, and other properties, including for making packaging, plastic food ware, cleaning products, ski waxes, menstrual products, metal products, propellants, coatings and paints, and much more, despite the growing body of evidence that these chemicals may leach into food, water supplies, and even the human body through exposures.
(c) Exposure to PFAS poses a significant threat to the environment and public health. Adverse health effects associated with PFAS include, but are not limited to, kidney and liver damage, decreased immune system function, including interference with vaccine response and increased risk of asthma, developmental and reproductive harm, increased cholesterol levels, increased thyroid disorders and other hormone disruption, and increased incidences of testicular
and kidney cancer.
(d) PFAS in products is a major source of PFAS contamination and phasing out nonessential uses of PFAS must be an immediate legislative objective.
(e) The intent of this act is to phase out the sale of products with avoidable PFAS use to address the imminent threat of further contamination of the environment in the state.
(f) As the European Union notes in its “Guiding criteria and principles for the essential use concept in EU legislation dealing with chemicals,” the essential use concept, as implemented by this act, is not intended to determine whether a certain substance, product, product group, or service is itself essential for society, nor whether an individual consumer or company considers the use
essential for them.
SEC. 2.
Section 108076 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:108076.
For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a) “Covered PFAS restriction” means a restriction imposed by any of the following:
(1) Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 108945).
(2) Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 108970).
(3) Article 1 (commencing with Section 109000) of Chapter 15.
(4) Chapter 17.5 (commencing with Section 109030).
(b) “Covered product” means any of the
following:
(1) A juvenile product, as defined in Section 108945.
(2) Textile articles, as defined in Section 108970.
(3) Food packaging, as defined in Section 109000.
(4) A 2028 product, as defined in Section 109030.
(c) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
SEC. 3.
Section 108079 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:108079.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), on or before July 1, 2029, a manufacturer of a covered product shall register with the department and provide to the department all of the following in the manner prescribed by the department in regulation:(1) The name and a description of each covered product it manufactures.
(2) The applicable registration fee.
(3) (A) A statement of compliance certifying that each covered product is in compliance with the applicable covered PFAS restriction.
(B) The department may request, and a manufacturer shall provide, technical documentation, including analytical test results, to demonstrate compliance with the applicable covered PFAS restriction. The certification and analytical tests shall comply with those published on the department’s internet website pursuant to subdivision (b).
(b) On or before January 1, 2029, the department shall publish on its internet website a list of accepted methods for testing whether a covered product complies with the covered PFAS restrictions and appropriate third-party accreditations for laboratories. The department may update the list of accepted testing methods and appropriate third-party accreditations for laboratories as necessary.
(c) The department shall specify in regulation
the manner for registering and the registration fee. The registration fee shall not exceed the department’s reasonable costs of implementing this chapter.
(d) On and after July 1, 2030, the department shall enforce and ensure compliance with this chapter.
(e) (1) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a product covered pursuant to Chapter 17.5 (commencing with Section 109030).
(2) For a product covered by Chapter 17.5 (commencing with Section 109030), the department may request, and a manufacturer shall provide upon request, a statement of compliance certifying that each covered product is in compliance with the applicable covered PFAS restriction as well as technical documentation, including analytical
test results, to demonstrate compliance with the applicable covered PFAS restriction. The certification and analytical tests shall comply with those published on the department’s internet website pursuant to subdivision (b).
SEC. 4.
Chapter 17.5 (commencing with Section 109030) is added to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:CHAPTER 17.5. Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
109030.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context otherwise indicates:(a) “2028 product” means any of the following:
(1) Cleaning products.
(2) Cookware.
(3) Dental floss.
(4) Juvenile products.
(5) Food packaging.
(6) Ski wax.
(b) “Cleaning
product” has the same meaning as “designated product” in Section 108952, except that “cleaning product” does not include either of the following:
(1) A battery provided with a cleaning product.
(2) A battery installed in a cleaning product by a consumer.
(c) “Component” means an identifiable ingredient, part, or piece of a product, regardless of whether the manufacturer of the product is the manufacturer of the component.
(d) “Cookware” has the same meaning as in Section 109010, but does not include inaccessible electronic components of cookware. For these purposes, an “inaccessible electronic component” is an electronic part or component of a cookware product
that is located inside and entirely enclosed within another material and is not capable of coming out of the product or being accessed during any reasonably foreseeable use or abuse of the product.
(e) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
(f) (1) “Food packaging” means a package, packaging component, or food service ware that is intended to provide a means to market, protect, handle, deliver, serve, contain, or store a food or beverage, if it is likely to contact a food or beverage. It includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) A unit package, an intermediate package, or a shipping container.
(B) Unsealed receptacles, including, but not limited to, carrying cases, crates, cups, plates, bowls, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, or tubs.
(C) An individual assembled part of a food package, including, but not limited to, an interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, waterproofing or heat or cold protection, coating, closures, inks, or labels.
(2) “Food packaging” does not include a product that meets the definition of “food packaging” in Section 109000 or a refrigerator or other appliance used in a home or commercial setting, such as a hospital.
(g) “Intentionally added PFAS” means PFAS added to a product that has a functional or technical effect in the
product, including the PFAS components of intentionally added chemical mixtures and PFAS that are intentional results or outcomes of an added chemical or process, such as PFAS created as a result of fluorination of plastic.
(h) (1) “Juvenile product” means a product designed for use by infants and children under 12 years of age.
(2) “Juvenile product” does not include a product described in either paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 108945.
(3) “Juvenile product” does not include either of the following until January 1, 2032:
(A) An off-highway motor vehicle, as defined in Section 38012 of the Vehicle Code, including a
replacement part for such a vehicle.
(B) A motorcycle that is eligible for a special transportation identification device pursuant to Section 38088 of the Vehicle Code, including a replacement part for such a motorcycle.
(i) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), “manufacturer” means either of the following:
(A) A person that manufactures the product and whose name appears on the product label.
(B) A person for whom the product is manufactured or by whom it is distributed, and who owns or is the licensee of the brand or trademark under which the product is used in a commercial enterprise, sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the
state.
(2) In the case of a product imported into the United States, “manufacturer” includes the importer or first domestic distributor of the product if no person that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) has a presence in the United States.
(3) “Manufacturer” does not include trade associations or similar entities.
(4) For purposes of this chapter, a product may have more than one manufacturer.
(j) “Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
(k) “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or other entity doing business in California.
(l) (1) “Product” means a “consumer product” as defined in Section 25251.
(2) “Product” does not include the provision of services or commodities by water, sewer, electric, or gas utilities or agencies.
(m) “Ski wax” means a lubricant applied to the bottom of snow runners, including, but not limited to, skis and snowboards, to improve their grip or glide properties and includes related tuning products.
109030.2.
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), on and after January 1, 2028, a person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in the state a 2028 product that contains intentionally added PFAS.(2) (A) In addition to the requirement in paragraph (1), and subject to subdivision (c), a cleaning product, including a newly formulated or reformulated cleaning product, sold
in the state on and after January 1, 2028, shall comply with Article 2 (commencing with Section 94507) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 94540), if applicable, of Subchapter 8.5 of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.
(B) A cleaning product offered for sale on and after January 1, 2028, that is subject to Subchapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 94500) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations shall comply with those regulations without using intentionally added PFAS and without the use of a variance pursuant to Section 94514 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), on and after January 1, 2030, a person
shall not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in the state cookware that contains intentionally added PFAS.
(c) A prohibition described in subdivision (a) or (b) shall not apply to either of the following:
(1) A product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority.
(2) A previously used product.
109030.3.
(a) A 2028 product that is a cleaning product does not violate subdivision (a) of Section 109030.2 if an inaccessible electronic component or internal mechanical component of the cleaning product contains intentionally added PFAS but the cleaning product otherwise does not contain intentionally added PFAS.(b) If PFAS is detected in a cleaning product and an inaccessible electronic component or internal mechanical component of the cleaning product contains intentionally added PFAS, the manufacturer of a cleaning product shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate that the PFAS is either not intentionally added or solely attributable to an inaccessible
electronic component or internal mechanical component of the cleaning product.
(c) For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions apply:
(1) “Inaccessible electronic component” is an electronic part or electronic component of a cleaning product that is located inside and entirely enclosed within another material and is not capable of coming out of the product or being accessed during any reasonably foreseeable use or abuse of the product, and includes parts of a product used for holding batteries regardless of whether the parts are touched when replacing those batteries.
(2) “Internal mechanical component” is one of the following:
(A) O-rings
used to create a tight, flexible seal against liquids or gases.
(B) Gaskets used to provide a barrier or seal between surfaces to prevent leaks.
(C) Venting caps or cap liners used to enable release of gas and prevent bulging or bursting of containers.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
