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2019 House Bill 4391: Restrict fire department PFAS use
Public Act 143 of 2020
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Yaroch R-Macomb County on March 19, 2019
To require the state occupational safety and health agency to promulgate rules for fire departments handling of chemicals called PFAS that are contained in fire-retarding foam, and ban it unless certain standards are in place by 2020. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee on March 19, 2019
Reported in the House on June 11, 2019
Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted.
Referred to the House Ways and Means Committee on June 11, 2019
Reported in the House on October 2, 2019
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Received in the Senate on October 8, 2019
Referred to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on October 8, 2019
Reported in the Senate on October 30, 2019
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Received in the House on July 21, 2020
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 31, 2020