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Experts and industry clash as committee examines sweeping PFAS consumer ban and expanded liability
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee heard detailed, often technical testimony on House Bill 11‑12, a proposal to ban consumer products containing PFAS (a broad family of fluorinated chemistries often called "forever chemicals") and to expand civil liability and the statute of limitations for PFAS‑related injuries.
The House Judiciary Committee heard detailed, often technical testimony on House Bill 11‑12, a proposal to ban consumer products containing PFAS (a wide family of fluorinated chemistries often called "forever chemicals") and to expand civil liability and the statute of limitations for PFAS‑related injuries.
Supporters said PFAS are persistent in the environment and linked to cancers and other serious health outcomes and urged a broad, preventive ban on consumer goods while expanding the statute of limitations for wrongful‑death claims tied to long‑latency exposures. Delegate Kevin Hornberger, who presented the measure, described local contamination incidents and said…
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