The PFAS Protection Act seeks to regulate and ultimately prohibit the sale of products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Kansas. The bill empowers the Department of Health and Environment to implement rules and regulations to enforce these prohibitions, which will be phased in starting January 1, 2027, for specific products such as cookware and food packaging, and expanding to additional categories like carpets and cosmetics by January 1, 2028. The department will also have the authority to identify and ban other consumer products containing PFAS that may pose health or environmental risks.

Manufacturers will be required to disclose detailed information about their PFAS-containing products, including the purpose and quantity of PFAS used, with deadlines for submission set by the department. The bill allows for exemptions based on federal regulations and unavoidable uses of PFAS. Additionally, the department can extend deadlines for information submission if necessary and must respond to manufacturers within 60 days regarding the adequacy of their submissions. If a product is suspected of containing PFAS, manufacturers must provide testing results within 30 days, and if PFAS is confirmed, they must notify sellers of the product's prohibition in the state. The act will take effect upon publication in the statute book.