Texas HB501 prohibits advertising disposable wipes as flushable unless they dissolve immediately in water.

Texas HB501 amends the Health and Safety Code to introduce new regulations on the advertisement of disposable wipes. The bill defines a "covered entity" as a manufacturer, wholesaler, supplier, or retailer of disposable wipes. It prohibits these entities from advertising, labeling, or otherwise communicating that a disposable wipe can be flushed down a toilet, including by using terms like "flushable," "sewer safe," or "septic safe," unless the wipe disintegrates or dissolves immediately in water.

Texas HB501 prohibits advertising disposable wipes as flushable unless they dissolve immediately in water.

Texas HB501 amends the Health and Safety Code to introduce new regulations on the advertisement of disposable wipes. The bill defines a "covered entity" as a manufacturer, wholesaler, supplier, or retailer of disposable wipes. It prohibits these entities from advertising, labeling, or otherwise communicating that a disposable wipe can be flushed down a toilet, including by using terms like "flushable," "sewer safe," or "septic safe," unless the wipe disintegrates or dissolves immediately in water.