OR SB91 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
This Act stops fire departments from using PFAS firefighting foam. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). [Digest: This Act prohibits the sale, use and disposal in certain places of firefighting foam with PFAS in it. The Act tells the EQC to ensure the safe collection and disposal of firefighting foam with PFAS in it. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8).] [Prohibits the sale and use of firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Prohibits the disposal of firefighting foam containing PFAS at certain facilities. Provides that prohibitions become operative on January 1, 2026.] [Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to establish a program to ensure the safe collection and disposal of firefighting foam containing PFAS.] [Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.] Prohibits fire departments from using firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Title
Relating to firefighting foam.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2025-05-05 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 27 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-24 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments and requesting subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 27 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-24 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments and requesting subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Effective date, January 1, 2026. |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Chapter 86, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed. Ayes, 39; Nays, 14--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Yunker; Excused, 7--Drazan, Hartman, Nguyen H, Ruiz, Sosa, Tran, Wallan. |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. |
| 2025-03-06 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 3--Bonham, Linthicum, Robinson. |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President. |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Energy and Environment, then Ways and Means. |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
