AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PFAS IN FOOD PACKAGING (Prohibits PFAS, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals, from being used in food packaging.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Last action Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2021
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
Jun 17, 2021
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
06/21/2021 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/17/2021 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 26, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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