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Maryland enacts SB 345 restricting PFAS pesticides at sensitive locations
Maryland SB 345 — PFAS Pesticide Phase-Out (2025 Session)Maryland General AssemblyMaryland
Announced
Jun 1, 2025
Effective
Jun 1, 2026
Implementation
Jun 1, 2026
Description
Maryland SB 345 prohibits the use of PFAS pesticides (pesticides with PFAS chemicals as active ingredients) at healthcare facilities, schools, day care operations, residential lawn care, and commercial mosquito spraying operations, effective June 1, 2026. MDA must publish a list of registered PFAS pesticides by January 1, 2026. Beginning June 1, 2027, MDA is prohibited from registering new PFAS pesticides for sale in Maryland, with a complete statewide ban on PFAS pesticide use effective June 1, 2028.
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Maryland enacts SB 345 restricting PFAS pesticides at sensitive locations
SB 345 Department of Legislative Services Maryland General Assembly 2025 Session FISCAL AND POLICY NOTE First Reader Senate Bill 345 (Senator Brooks) Education, Energy, and the Environment Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions This bill establishes provisions relating to the use and registration of pesticides that contain PFAS chemicals. Specifically, the bill requires the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA