SB 2096: DOH; PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PFAS; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; TESTING; RULES; PERMITS; PROHIBITION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-12
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-03: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires certain wastewater treatment works to test sewage sludge and any other residual material for the presence of PFAS. Requires the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules for the monitoring, sampling, testing, and data collection of sewage sludge and other residual material that contain specific amounts of PFAS. Prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits if testing yields PFAS in sewage sludge or other residual material on land used for agronomic purposes, on land where drainage tiles have been installed, on land that drains into waters of the State, or land in a 500-year floodplain. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
1MINSenate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
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