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Committee approves PFAS warning-label amendment for firefighter gear; bill moves to floor
Summary
A Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness committee approved an amendment requiring warning labels and purchaser notice for personal protective equipment containing PFAS, then advanced House Bill 1261 to the floor. Lawmakers debated enforcement, fines, and whether to limit responsibility to manufacturers or include resellers and purchasers.
Members of the Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee voted to approve an amendment requiring warning labels and written notice for personal protective equipment that contains PFAS chemicals and then moved House Bill 1261, as amended, to the full House floor.
The amendment, offered by Representative Scott, would require manufacturers of personal protective equipment containing PFAS to include a warning label on the product and provide written notice to the purchaser; both manufacturer and purchaser were initially required to retain the notice for three years. The amendment passed on a roll call of 15 yays and 11 nays.
The measure addresses concern about longtime firefighter exposure to PFAS — a class of widely used “forever chemicals” that do not break down easily and have been linked in studies to liver enzyme changes, high blood pressure in pregnancy,…
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