SB 582 Summary

• Establishes the "Public Entity Asbestos Removal Disclosure Act" requiring asbestos abatement contractors to disclose environmental compliance history before bidding on public entity contracts.

• Defines key terms including "asbestos," "asbestos abatement contractor," "asbestos abatement project," and "public entity" (state agencies, school districts, cities, townships, counties, and similar governmental bodies).

• Prohibits public entities from entering asbestos abatement contracts with contractors that have not filed an affidavit disclosing criminal convictions related to environmental laws, violation notices, administrative orders, or consent judgments from the preceding 5 years.

• Requires asbestos abatement contractors entering contracts with public entities to ensure any subcontracted asbestos abatement contractors also file required affidavits disclosing environmental compliance violations.