SB 24-081

Senate Bill 24-081 in Colorado aims to reduce the use of harmful PFAS chemicals by prohibiting their sale and distribution in various products starting from January 1, 2025. This includes outdoor apparel for extreme weather conditions, cleaning products (except medical floor maintenance), cookware, dental floss, menstruation products, ski wax, and artificial turf. The bill also requires a warning label on certain items containing PFAS until 2026 when stricter bans take effect. These regulations will impact manufacturers and consumers of these products starting in the next few years. The bill has been signed into law and is now effective as of May 1, 2024.

Official Summary

Current law prohibits the sale or distribution of products in certain product categories on and after certain dates (product phaseout timeline) if the products contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS chemicals). The act changes current law by: On and after January 1, 2025, prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain outdoor apparel intended for extreme or extended use in severe wet conditions (outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions) that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless the product is accompanied by a disclosure that states that the product contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals (disclosure requirement); On and after January 1, 2026, as part of the product phaseout timeline, banning the sale or distribution of cleaning products that are not medical floor maintenance products, cookware, dental floss, menstruation products, and ski wax that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals; On and after January 1, 2028, as part of the product phaseout timeline, repealing the disclosure requirement and banning the sale or distribution of medical floor maintenance products, textile articles, outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions, and food equipment intended primarily for use in commercial settings that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals; and On and after January 1, 2026, prohibiting a person from installing artificial turf that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals on any portion of property in the state. APPROVED by Governor May 1, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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