Tennessee packaging and PFAS bills
Every packaging and PFAS bill in the Tennessee Legislature, what each would do, and where it stands. 21 states enacted packaging and PFAS laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions. Tennessee has bills in progress and none enacted yet.
6 new Tennessee laws take effect in 2027
- Bills in scope
- 2bills in scope
- Past committee
- 0past committee
- Most recent action
- 18 March 2026most recent action
Packaging and PFAS in Tennessee, by topic
Packaging EPR
1 bill. Enacted in 6 states.
PFAS bans in products
1 bill. Enacted in 14 states.
Packaging and PFAS bills in Tennessee
The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.
2Introduced or inactive
2 bills in scope
Introduced or inactive
2
What it would do: Enacts the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act requiring producers of goods to join a producer responsibility organization by January 1, 2027, to fund recycling, reuse, and composting services for packaging materials, with implementation beginning January 1, 2030.
What it would do: Prohibits the sale, delivery for sale, holding for sale, or offering for sale of food containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS or forever chemicals) unless the food is labeled as containing the chemical and discloses known or possible health effects. Effective July 1, 2026.
Bill titles link to the Tennessee 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 Tennessee have a packaging and PFAS law?
None of the 2 packaging and PFAS bills in the Tennessee Legislature has been enacted in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
What does Tennessee legislate on most in packaging and PFAS?
Packaging EPR (1 bill) and PFAS bans in products (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.
Other practice areas in Tennessee
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- Data center and energy in Tennessee11
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- Employment in Tennessee34
- Healthcare in Tennessee94
- Insurance in Tennessee99
- Intellectual Property in Tennessee7
- Payments and fintech in Tennessee10
- Rental housing in Tennessee15
- Tobacco and nicotine in Tennessee13
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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
- Kentucky4
- New Mexico4
- Ohio4
- Arizona3
- Nevada3
- Alaska2
- Idaho2
- Kansas2
- Mississippi2
- Puerto Rico2
- South Dakota2
- West Virginia2
- Alabama1
- Louisiana1
- Nebraska1
- Utah1
Know when Tennessee'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.