Bill
HB 1112
Maryland PFAS HB 1112 would ban the sale and distribution of consumer products containing PFAS in Maryland starting July 1, 2026, while expanding PFAS definitions and extending civ
Short answer / next step
- I can’t produce a definitive, accurate summary of the “School employees; minimum salary schedule increase; support employees wage increase; effective date; emergency” bill because the document content you provided contains multiple different HB 1112 bills from different states/sessions (PFAS civil actions (MD), city‑county tourist appropriation (AR), prior‑authorization for OUD care (IN), METT educator licensing (IL), hepatitis prevention (HI), public employees retirement changes (ND), etc.). Please confirm which specific HB 1112 (state and year) you want summarized, or paste the full text of the school‑employees bill you mean.
Below I’ve:
1) flagged the document conflict, and
2) provided a concise, factual summary of one clearly detailed bill contained in your materials (the Maryland PFAS HB 1112 and its fiscal note). If you want the school‑employees bill instead, confirm and I’ll prepare a full summary.
Document conflict (important)
- Your header metadata names HB 1112 as a school‑employees salary/wage increase bill (Introduced Nov 12, 2024; Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee).
- The attached “Document Content” and “Version Content” include multiple unrelated HB 1112 bills from different states (Maryland, Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Hawaii, North Dakota, etc.). Because legislative texts and impacts differ by state, I need you to specify: which state’s HB 1112 and which version/date should I summarize?
Example summary: Maryland HB 1112 (PFAS Chemicals — civil actions & consumer product ban)
(This bill is one of the HB 1112 variants included in your materials and has a detailed fiscal note.)
Main purpose and intent
- To (1) apply Maryland’s statutory definition of “PFAS chemicals” to consumer products, (2) ban manufacture/sale/distribution in Maryland of consumer products containing PFAS chemicals beginning July 1, 2026 (with enumerated statutory exceptions), and (3) establish extended statutes of limitations for civil actions (wrongful death and personal injury) tied to PFAS exposure.
Key provisions
- Definition expansion: Uses the Environment Article’s definition of “PFAS chemicals” (per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and explicitly applies it to consumer products.
- Consumer‑product ban: Effective July 1, 2026, prohibits manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing in Maryland any consumer product that contains PFAS chemicals. The ban excludes products already regulated under certain existing statutes (e.g., Class B firefighting foam, rugs/carpets, food packaging, cosmetics under specified provisions).
- Civil actions / statutes of limitation:
- Wrongful death actions where PFAS exposure caused death must be filed within the earlier of 10 years after death or 3 years after discovery of the cause.
- Personal‑injury actions (including pregnancy complications and potential harm to offspring) due to PFAS exposure must be filed within the earlier of 10 years after exposure or 3 years after discovery of cause.
- Technical amendments: Adjusts statutory language in Courts & Judicial Proceedings and Environment articles to provide these special rules for PFAS claims and to add consumer products to the PFAS definition.
Who is affected
- Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products containing PFAS that aren’t already regulated elsewhere — small businesses in affected product lines may be meaningfully impacted.
- Individuals exposed to PFAS seeking to bring civil claims: the bill changes applicable filing deadlines (extends to a 10‑year maximum in certain circumstances but still allows a 3‑year discovery window).
- State regulatory agencies (Maryland Department of the Environment and courts) for enforcement and administration.
Fiscal and timeline notes (from the fiscal note)
- State general fund expenditures: MDE estimated to need $264,100 in FY2026 (start‑up) and higher amounts in later years for implementation/administration (annualized and inflated thereafter).
- Potential reduction in State sales tax revenue starting FY2027 from products banned under the bill (amount indeterminate).
- Effective dates in the Maryland version: statutory changes to take effect October 1, 2025; consumer product ban effective July 1, 2026 (per the bill text).
Procedural status (Maryland version in your materials)
- Introduced and referred to Judiciary and Health & Government Operations committees (materials show first reading Feb 5, 2025). Fiscal note prepared by Department of Legislative Services (2025 Session).
Would you like:
- A focused, 200–400 word comprehensive summary of the school‑employees salary HB 1112 referenced in your header (please confirm state and provide the bill text or a link), or
- A full, expanded summary (including section‑by‑section language, estimated fiscal impacts, and stakeholder implications) of any one of the HB 1112 variants included above (specify which—MD, AR, IN, IL, HI, ND, etc.)?
Reply with the state/version you want and I’ll produce the requested comprehensive summary.
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