2026 House Bill 5897

Environmental protection: hazardous waste; Michigan PFAS action response team; establish.

A bill to establish a PFAS action response team and provide for its powers and duties; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.

Official record

Introduced in the House

April 23, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75) and 37 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Dylan Wegela (D-26), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Reggie Miller (D-31), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Julie Brixie (D-73), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Jasper Martus (D-69), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jason Morgan (D-23), Peter Herzberg (D-25), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Joey Andrews (D-38), Mai Xiong (D-13), Stephanie Young (D-16), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Kelly Breen (D-21), Regina Weiss (D-5), Carol Glanville (D-84), Natalie Price (D-6), Helena Scott (D-8), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Kara Hope (D-74), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Brenda Carter (D-53), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Noah Arbit (D-20) and Betsy Coffia (D-103)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations