Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee has ratified the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024 (RI SB 2152/RI HB 7536). The law establishes a PFAS phaseout timeline for specific categories of consumer products and defines PFAS broadly as “any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.” 

Effective January 1, 2027, no person may manufacture, sell or distribute in Rhode Island a covered product that contains intentionally added PFAS. Although the bill does not explicitly include adult mattresses in its list of covered products, other covered products are defined broadly enough that all mattresses (both children’s and adult) are likely covered by the phase outs. For example, the law defines “textile articles” to include “bedding” and “juvenile products” to include at least crib and toddler mattresses. The covered products list also includes fabric treatments that contain regulated PFAS.      

ISPA has updated a chart that analyzes PFAS bills currently pending in state legislatures across the country that could affect the mattress industry. The chart is available to ISPA members only.