Vermont's own sources disagree about its dates.
Act 131 as enacted sets January 1, 2026 for the main wave, but the official Act 54 summary from 2025 indicates textiles and apparel moved to July 1, 2026 and cookware to July 1, 2028, and the primary texts could not be fetched to settle it. We show the earliest defensible date so nobody under-complies by following the more generous reading. Before you rely on a Vermont date for a launch decision, confirm your specific category against the current text of 9 V.S.A. § 2494e.
Bannedeffective January 1, 2026
Vermont bans intentionally added PFAS in textiles/apparel, cookware, cosmetics, juvenile products, carpets, ski wax, and more — in effect since January 1, 2026 under the earliest enacted reading.
Covers: Apparel & accessories · Cookware · Cosmetics · Fabric & stain treatments · Artificial turf · Incontinence products · Juvenile products · Carpets & rugs · Ski & snowboard wax · Menstrual products
Threshold: 100 ppm total organic fluorine, Apparel/textiles threshold tightens to 50 ppm on Jan 1, 2027.
Primary VT texts were unfetchable and sources genuinely conflict: Act 131 as enacted sets Jan 1, 2026 (convergent 2024-era sources), but the official Act 54 (2025) summary indicated textiles/apparel moved to Jul 1, 2026 and cookware to Jul 1, 2028. Shown with the EARLIEST date so no one under-complies — confirm per category against 9 V.S.A. § 2494e/2495 current text before relying.
Bannedeffective July 1, 2027
Vermont bans PFAS in cleaning products and dental floss from July 1, 2027.
Covers: Cleaning products · Dental floss
Also covers fluorine-treated containers.
Bannedeffective January 1, 2028
Vermont's ban reaches outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions in 2028.
Covers: Outdoor apparel (severe wet conditions)
Same VT source-conflict caveat as the main 2026 wave — confirm against current statute text.
Informational, not legal advice. Rules marked “verify” or “under legal challenge” are exactly that, check the linked source or ask counsel before relying.