Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1022: PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements
Status: Failed, April 8, 2026
Prohibiting manufacturers from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or distributing for sale in the State, certain products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals on or after certain dates; establishing registration requirements for certain products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals; providing for the testing of certain products to determine compliance with the Act; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements FOR the purpose of prohibiting manufacturers from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or distributing for sale in the State, certain products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals on or after certain dates; establishing registration requirements for certain products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals; providing for the testing of certain products to determine compliance with this Act…
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements FOR the purpose of prohibiting manufacturers from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or distributing for sale in the State, certain products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals on or after certain dates; establishing registration requirements for certain products that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals; providing for the testing of certain products to determine compliance with this Act; establishing the Maryland PFAS Chemicals Protection and Remediation Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department of the Environment; requiring interest earnings to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Department to provide grants and loans from the Fund for certain projects related to the purposes of the Fund; requiring certain penalties to be deposited to the Fund; and generally relating to PFAS chemicals. BY adding to Article - Environment New part designation "Part I. Requirements and Prohibitions" to immediately precede Section 6-1601 Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Environment Section 6-1601 through 6-1603, 6-1604.1, and 6-1605 Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing Article - Environment Section 6-1604 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . …