Bill Summary

by Conerly, Blanco Co Sponsors: Abbott, Albert, Alvarez, D., Alvarez, J., Anderson, Andrade, Antone, Aristide, Baker, Bankson, Bartleman, Basabe, Benarroch, Berfield, Black, Booth, Borrero, Botana, Boyles, Brackett, Brannan III, Buchanan, Busatta, Campbell, Canady, Cassel, Chamberlin, Chambliss, Chaney, Cobb, Cross, Daley, Daniels, Driskell, Duggan, Dunkley, Edmonds, Eskamani, Esposito, Fabricio, Franklin II, Gantt, Garrison, Gentry, Gerwig, Giallombardo, Gonzalez Pittman, Gossett-Seidman, Greco, Griffitts Jr., Grow, Harris, Hart-Lowman, Hinson, Hodgers, Holcomb, Hunschofsky, Jacques, Johnson, Kendall, Kincart Jonsson, Koster, LaMarca, Long, López, Maggard, Maney, McClure, McFarland, Melo, Michael, Miller, Mooney Jr., Nix, Jr., Nixon, Oliver, Overdorf, Owen, Partington, Perez, Plakon, Plasencia, Porras, Rayner, Redondo, Rizo, Robinson, F., Robinson, W., Rosenwald, Salzman, Sapp, Shoaf, Sirois, Skidmore, Smith, Snyder, Spencer, Stark, Steele, Tant, Tendrich, Tomkow, Trabulsy, Tramont, Tuck, Valdés, Weinberger, Woodson, Yarkosky, Yeager, Young CS Sponsors: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Prohibits, beginning on specified date, certain use & sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film-forming foam; requires, beginning on specified date, certain entities to submit aqueous film-forming foam inventories & disposal plans to DEP; prohibits, beginning on specified date, possession & use of aqueous film-forming foam; authorizes DEP to administer certain grants or cost share programs; provides penalties & injunctive relief; requires certain public entities disposing of domestic wastewater biosolids and treated effluent to quarterly conduct specified samplings & submit results to DEP; limits purpose such samplings until specified standards are established by EPA & adopted by DEP. Effective Date: July 1, 2026

   H Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
   H Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee