Bill Sponsors: IL HB3128 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a take-back program for local fire departments and fire protection districts that use and store firefighting foam containing PFAS. Provides that fire departments and fire protection districts that participated in the most recent PFAS survey shall be eligible to participate in the program, but participation in the program shall not be required. Provides that the program shall provide funding and resources to ensure the proper destruction of firefighting foam containing PFAS. Provides that the program shall commence within 6 months after the effective date and continue for a period of 5 years or until the Office of the State Fire Marshall finds that no firefighting foam containing PFAS is reported in the PFAS survey. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3128 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Anna Moeller [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-043FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-084FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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