Kentucky packaging and PFAS bills
Every packaging and PFAS bill in the Kentucky Legislature, what each would do, and where it stands. 21 states enacted packaging and PFAS laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions. Kentucky has bills in progress and none enacted yet.
5 new Kentucky laws take effect in 2027
- Bills in scope
- 4bills in scope
- Past committee
- 0past committee
- Most recent action
- 16 January 2026most recent action
Packaging and PFAS in Kentucky, by topic
PFAS bans in products
2 bills. Enacted in 14 states.
Plastics bans and bottle deposits
2 bills. Enacted in 11 states.
Packaging and PFAS bills in Kentucky
The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.
4Introduced or inactive
4 bills in scope
Introduced or inactive
4
What it would do: Amends plastic waste regulations to require resin code labeling on rigid plastic bottles and containers, prohibit retail plastic bags starting July 1, 2031, restrict plastic beverage straws and polystyrene foam food containers starting July 1, 2029, and limit atmospheric release of plastic balloons to 25 per 24-hour period, with $100 daily civil penalties for violations.
What it would do: Establishes a PFAS Working Group to study perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and report recommendations. Requires manufacturers to report products containing intentionally added PFAS and facilities to report PFAS releases, with public disclosure and penalties up to $1,000 per day for non-compliance.
What it would do: Amends plastic waste regulations to require resin code labeling on rigid plastic bottles and containers, prohibit retail plastic bags starting July 1, 2030, restrict plastic beverage straws and polystyrene foam food containers starting July 1, 2028, and limit atmospheric plastic balloon releases to 25 per 24-hour period, with $100 daily civil penalties for violations.
What it would do: Establishes a PFAS Working Group to study perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and report recommendations. Requires manufacturers to disclose products containing intentionally added PFAS and report PFAS releases, with penalties up to $1,000 per day for non-compliance.
Bill titles link to the Kentucky Legislature's own page.
What counts as packaging and PFAS legislation
In scope: Packaging EPR; pFAS bans in products; pFAS in water, land and health; plastics bans and bottle deposits; and recyclability and labeling claims.
Questions
Does Kentucky have a packaging and PFAS law?
None of the 4 packaging and PFAS bills in the Kentucky Legislature has been enacted in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
What does Kentucky legislate on most in packaging and PFAS?
PFAS bans in products (2 bills) and Plastics bans and bottle deposits (2 bills).
Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?
No. Which bills count as Packaging and PFAS bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
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Packaging and PFAS legislation in other jurisdictions
48 more currently hold bills in this tracker
- New Jersey71
- New York64
- Congress54
- Massachusetts43
- California36
- Connecticut36
- Hawaii36
- Maine29
- Illinois26
- Maryland21
- Oregon19
- Rhode Island19
- Washington18
- Michigan17
- Minnesota14
- Vermont14
- North Carolina13
- Virginia13
- Florida12
- Indiana10
- Missouri10
- Wisconsin10
- Iowa9
- New Hampshire9
- Pennsylvania9
- Georgia7
- Montana7
- Oklahoma7
- Texas7
- South Carolina5
- Colorado4
- Delaware4
- New Mexico4
- Ohio4
- Arizona3
- Nevada3
- Alaska2
- Idaho2
- Kansas2
- Mississippi2
- Puerto Rico2
- South Dakota2
- Tennessee2
- West Virginia2
- Alabama1
- Louisiana1
- Nebraska1
- Utah1
Know when Kentucky's packaging and PFAS law changes
An alert when a bill moves, and one report a month on what changed in every state and Congress.