Firefighting foam management; use of foam that contains PFAS chemicals.
Summary
Prohibits, beginning July 1, 2021, the use for training purposes or for testing, with some exceptions, of a class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals, as defined in the bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Signed Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 3, 2019
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2762H1
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105779D-H1
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104452D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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