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Committee hears bill to ban PFAS in firefighters' turnout gear, supporters say safer alternatives exist
Summary
At a hearing of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, lawmakers heard testimony in support of House Bill 5,019, which would prohibit the sale of firefighters’ personal protective equipment containing PFAS beginning on 01/01/2027.
At a hearing of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, lawmakers heard testimony in support of House Bill 5,019, which would prohibit the sale of firefighters’ personal protective equipment containing PFAS beginning on 01/01/2027.
Representative Speakman, the bill sponsor and a professor of political science, told the committee, “This bill, House Bill 5,019, builds on work that we've been doing in this committee and elsewhere on PFAS. It prohibits the sale of firefighters, personnel, protective equipment that…
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