HB196
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to establish a PFAS Working Group; establish membership and duties; create new sections of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; establish a reporting requirement for manufacturers that intentionally added PFAS in products manufactured for sale or distribution in the Commonwealth; establish a reporting requirement for PFAS released in the Commonwealth by manufacturers that intentionally include PFAS in manufactured products; amend KRS 224.99-030 to establish penalty for noncompliance with reporting requirements.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a working group to study PFAS, a family of synthetic chemicals sometimes called "forever chemicals," and require manufacturers who intentionally use PFAS in their products to report that use to the state. It also sets penalties for manufacturers who do not comply with these reporting rules. The goal is to give Kentucky officials better information about where PFAS are present in products sold or made in the state. Who it may affect: manufacturers that sell or distribute products in Kentucky, and state public health and environmental agencies responsible for tracking chemical exposure.
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