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Committee weighs adding station wear and PPE limits for firefighters in H.250
Summary
Senate Health & Welfare reviewed H.250 language to add "station wear" to PFAS notice requirements and discussed a proposed prohibition on sale of PFAS‑containing firefighting PPE; committee directed staff and agencies to study respirator/airpack components and report back before final action.
The Senate Health & Welfare committee on April 18 considered H.250, a bill carried from the House that would extend PFAS notice requirements and, in later effective dates, prohibit sale of firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) and station wear that contain intentionally added PFAS.
Under existing law carried from Act 131, manufacturers that sell PPE containing PFAS must provide a written notice at the time of sale and both the manufacturer and purchaser must retain that notice for three years. H.250 would add "station wear"—uniform shirts and pants worn by firefighting personnel under turnout gear—to the items that trigger the notice requirement. Committee staff said the notice change would be effective July 1, 2026.
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