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OH HB328

Bill

Status

Engrossed

12/8/2020

Primary Sponsor

Brian Baldridge

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Origin

House of Representatives

133rd General Assembly (2019-2020)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits use of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals for all training purposes with no exceptions

  • Prohibits use of PFAS-containing class B firefighting foam for testing purposes unless the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent environmental releases

  • Does not restrict manufacture, sale, or distribution of PFAS-containing class B firefighting foam or its use in actual emergency firefighting and fire prevention operations

  • Allows use of PFAS-free training foam as an alternative during firefighting operations training

  • Defines class B firefighting foam as foam designed to extinguish flammable liquid fires and PFAS chemicals as fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom

Legislative Description

Prohibit class B firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals

Health and Human Services : Public Health

Last Action

Introduced

12/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Labor9/24/2019

Full Bill Text

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