2019 Senate Bill 583

Expand state asbestos abatement regulations and requirements

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 15, 2019

Introduced by Sen. Curtis VanderWall (R-35)

To require background checks for contractors who bid on government asbestos abatement projects, and not hire any that have had criminal environmental law violations within the past five years. Hiring a firm with lesser violations would be subject to restrictions and a public hearing requirement.

Referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality