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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 323

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Relating to: regulating fire fighting foam that contains certain contaminants and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Environmental protection Fire department Natural resources department of — Environmental protection

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the use of fire fighting foams that are designed for use on a

flammable liquid fire and that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or

polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), unless used in emergency fire fighting or fire

prevention operations; or unless used for testing purposes if the testing facility has

in place appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures, as determined

by rule by the Department of Natural Resources. A person who violates this

prohibition is subject to the same penalty that applies under current law to other

general environmental provisions, which is a forfeiture of between $10 and $5,000

for each violation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Brooks (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Krug (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Sargent (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R) , Zimmerman (R)

4 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Kitchens (R) , Petrowski (R) , Steffen (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jan 16, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jan 16, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Jan 16, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Sargent, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Gundrum, James, Krug, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Skowronski, Spiros, Tusler, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Petrowski

  2. Jun 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Jul 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  7. Nov 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  8. Dec 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  9. Dec 11, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  11. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  12. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 by Committee on Rules

  14. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  15. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Hebl, Sargent, Shankland, Billings, Kolste, Considine, Subeck, Vining, Emerson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Vruwink, Stuck, Bowen, Riemer, Goyke, Crowley and Neubauer

  16. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  17. Jan 22, 2020 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2)

  18. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1