Puerto Rico packaging and PFAS bills

Every packaging and PFAS bill in the Puerto Rico Legislature, what each would do, and where it stands. 21 states enacted packaging and PFAS laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions. Puerto Rico has bills in progress and none enacted yet.

Bills in scope
2bills in scope
Past committee
0past committee
Most recent action
29 September 2026most recent action

Packaging and PFAS in Puerto Rico, by topic

Packaging and PFAS bills in Puerto Rico

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

2Introduced or inactive

2 bills in scope

Introduced or inactive

2

PC 734Para enmendar los Artículos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6 y 9 de la Ley 51-2022, según enmendada conocida como “Ley para prohibir el expendio y utilización de plásticos de un solo uso en todo local comercial, de venta y distribución autorizada a realizar negocios conforme a las leyes del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico” a los fines de añadir definiciones, realizar aclaraciones técnicas, disponer sobre las multas y penalidades; establecer procesos de certificaciones; establecer que la vigencia de este estatuto será el 1 de enero de 2027; y para otros fines relacionados.In committee

What it would do: Amends Law 51-2022 to add definitions for biodegradable, compostable, and reusable plastics; establish certification requirements; permit certain exceptions like biodegradable or compostable alternatives; set penalties of $500 to $5,000 for violations; and delay the law's effective date to January 1, 2027.

RCC 250Para ordenar al Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) y a la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA) a realizar un estudio exhaustivo sobre la contaminación de sustancias perfluoradas y polifluoradas (PFAS, por sus siglas en inglés) en el agua, con el fin de desarrollar e implementar medidas correctivas para mitigar los efectos nocivos de estas sustancias.In committee

What it would do: Orders the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Water and Sewer Authority to conduct a comprehensive study on perfluorinated and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) contamination in water and develop corrective measures, with findings due to the Legislature within 180 days.

Bill titles link to the Puerto Rico Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

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 Puerto Rico have a packaging and PFAS law?

None of the 2 packaging and PFAS bills in the Puerto Rico Legislature has been enacted in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

What does Puerto Rico legislate on most in packaging and PFAS?

PFAS in water, land and health (1 bill) and Plastics bans and bottle deposits (1 bill).

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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