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Committee votes 9‑7 to table PFAS reporting bill after debate over scope and redundancy
Summary
The Resources, Recreation and Development committee voted 9‑7 to rule HB 1258 inexpedient to legislate after members debated a six‑month PFAS reporting requirement, redundancy with existing DES data, and concerns about biosolids exposure; an amendment was offered to preserve public access to environmental health data.
A legislative committee voted 9‑7 to rule HB 1258 — a bill that would require expanded reporting of per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and public health data — inexpedient to legislate, after members argued the proposal was duplicative, costly and insufficiently targeted.
Representative Donnelly moved the ITL motion and said he was "very conscientious about PFAS," but that the bill’s six‑month reporting frequency and broad scope created "a significant concern" over overhead and expense. He told the committee that the Department of Environmental Services (DES) already…
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