Use of firefighting foam containing PFAS.
Summary
Prohibits the use of Class B firefighting foam containing an intentionally added PFAS chemical: (1) for training purposes; and (2) for testing purposes, unless the testing facility has implemented appropriate measures to prevent releases of the firefighting foam to the environment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2020 · House Jan 28, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
Feb 24, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced
Returned to the House without amendments
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-2)
senate
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 28, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-1)
house
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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