# Vermont H.238: An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances Vermont H.238, An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Amy D Sheldon (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-13 (House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H238-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont H.238 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-06-13, House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025 - Sponsor: Amy D Sheldon (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Consumer packaging faces fluorine treatment bans: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, manufacturers cannot sell, offer, or distribute specified products in fluorine-treated containers in Vermont. This applies even when the products themselves contain no intentionally added PFAS. That restriction exempts products already used by a consumer as intended. Beginni… - Stricter chemical limits for household products: benefit, medium. Vermont bars manufacturers from making, selling, offering, or distributing listed products with intentionally added PFAS chemicals. Covered products include stain- and water-resistant textile treatments, artificial turf, cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, incontinence products, and baby pro… - Firefighters gain chemical limits and warnings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2029, sellers and distributors cannot sell or distribute firefighting protective gear with intentionally added PFAS in Vermont. Respirators and respiratory protection equipment remain exempt until July 1, 2032. During that exemption, manufacturers must give buyers written notice a… - Manufacturers must answer chemical compliance requests: cost, low. Manufacturers must respond within 60 days after receiving a compliance certificate request from Vermont's Attorney General. They must either certify compliance or notify sellers of noncompliant products that sales in Vermont are prohibited. In the second case, manufacturers must also give the Attor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amy D Sheldon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ela Chapin (Democratic), House ## Actions (28) - 2025-06-13: House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor on June 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-06-05: Delivered to Governor on June 5, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-29: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2025-05-28: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2025-05-28: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-05-27: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-05-23: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-05-21: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-20: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-05-20: New Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Read third time and passed (House) - 2025-03-14: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-13: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2025-03-13: Report of Committee on Environment agreed to (House) - 2025-03-13: Rep. Chapin of East Montpelier reported for the Committee on Environment (House) - 2025-03-13: Read second time (House) - 2025-03-13: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-03-12: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2025-02-18: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 54)Opens in a new window, 2025-06-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT054/ACT054%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2025-06-02: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2025-06-02: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2025-05-23: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2025-05-23: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information (signed) - S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed) - S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed) - S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed) - S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed) - S.327: An act relating to economic development (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 54)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT054/ACT054%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0238/H-0238 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H211-2026) - [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026) - [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026) - [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026) - [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026) - [S.327: An act relating to economic development](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S327-2026) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H238-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).