House concurs in Senate 'strike-all' changes to S.25, sets artificial-turf date to 2026 and orders Department of Health review on lead limits

The Vermont House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment to Senate Bill 25, a strike-all amendment that adjusts the state’s approach to PFAS in cosmetics, menstrual products, textiles and athletic turf.

The Senate amendment adopted by the House makes three main changes: it sets the effective date for a prohibition on artificial turf containing intentionally added PFAS to Jan. 1, 2026 (bringing that section into alignment with other product bans and reflecting recent legislation in Maine); it reintroduced enforcement language mirroring existing PFAS prohibitions and attorney-general enforcement authority; and it removed a 10 parts-per-million limit on lead in cosmetics that had been in the House-passed version and instead directs the Department of Health to review Washington State’s experience with a 1 ppm lead limit and present findings to the Human Services and Senate Health and Welfare committees by March 1, 2025.

The House Human Services Committee reported the Senate proposal favorably and asked for the body’s support; members clarified that the turf effective date would be Jan. 1, 2026, and the House voice-voted to concur in the Senate amendment.