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Committee debates adding pesticides to fluorinated‑container ban with "unavoidable use" exception
Summary
Lawmakers considered an amendment to expand a ban on fluorinated (PFAS‑treated) containers to include certain pesticide containers starting Jan. 1, 2032, while adding an attorney general rule allowing sale if PFAS use is found to be "currently unavoidable;" members urged tailoring the exemption to agricultural needs and requested agency toxicology input.
Committee staff (S2) introduced an amendment to add pesticide containers to a statutory prohibition on fluorinated (PFAS‑treated) containers. Reading from the draft, staff summarized the change: beginning on Jan. 1, 2032, "a manufacturer shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the state a fluorinated treated container for any consumer product or pesticides." The amendment also authorizes the attorney general to allow…
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