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S 3205: Prohibits the sale or offer for sale of any cosmetic product or personal care product containing PFAS substances.
What S 3205 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the sale or offer for sale of certain cosmetic products and personal care products that contain specific hazardous substances. These substances include 1,4-dioxane, mercury, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill defines "PFAS substances" as a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. The bill prohibits the sale or offer for sale of any cosmetic product or personal care product that contains intentionally added PFAS substances. The bill will take effect on June 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3205
- What is the current status of S 3205?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3205 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION".
- Did S 3205 pass?
- Not yet. S 3205 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3205, and where is it now?
- S 3205 was authored by Sen. Liz Krueger. Its committee of record is Senate Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 251 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3205 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale or offer for sale of any cosmetic product or personal care product containing PFAS substances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading of section 37-0117 of the environmental 2 conservation law, as amended by chapter 754 of the laws of 2022, is 3 amended and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows: 4 Prohibition of cosmetic products and personal care products containing 5 1,4-dioxane [or], mercury, or PFAS substances. 6 9. No person shall sell or offer for sale any cosmetic product or 7 personal care product containing intentionally added PFAS substances. 8 For the purposes of this subdivision, "PFAS substances" shall mean a 9 class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully 10 fluorinated carbon atom and "intentionally added" shall have the same 11 meaning as "intentionally added chemical" in subdivision eleven of 12 section 37-0901 of this article. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04173-01-5
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