2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7120

AN ACT CONCERNING GRANTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF PFAS FROM FIRE APPARATUS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 5, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) establish that municipalities shall provide additional sets of turnout gear to firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer, have a predisposition to cancer or have an increased risk of developing cancer, (2) establish a pilot program to screen paid and volunteer firefighters for cancers common to firefighters, and (3) make independent fire companies and state entities eligible for grants to remove PFAS from fire apparatus and also allow grants to provide reimbursement for removals of PFAS that occurred prior to July 1, 2023.

Its course

February 27 to May 5, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action14 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to May 5 · stopped67 days

Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 27 to Mar 1819 days

Appropriations CommitteeMar 18 to Apr 2437 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Public Safety and Security Committee29–0
Mar 18
Who voted how
Yea Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Ben McGorty, Brian Lanoue, Carol Hall, Christopher Poulos, Craig C. Fishbein, Derek Slap, Fred Gee Jr., Greg S. Howard, Henry J. Genga, Herron Gaston, Jason Buchsbaum, Jeff Gordon, Jill Barry, Joe Canino, John Santanella, John W. Fonfara, Kaitlyn Shake, Kara Rochelle, Liz Linehan, Mark DeCaprio, Michael D. Quinn, Michael DiGiovancarlo, Minnie Gonzalez, Patrick S. Boyd, Paul Cicarella, Paul Honig, Renee LaMark Muir, William Heffernan
Appropriations Committee54–0
Apr 24
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, James Sanchez, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Jillian Gilchrest, Joan V. Hartley, Joe Hoxha, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Kathy Kennedy, Lucy Dathan, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Mark DeCaprio, Martha Marx, Martin Foncello, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Minnie Gonzalez, Mitch Bolinsky, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Ryan K. 139, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy Nuccio, Tammy R. Exum, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas, Tom Delnicki, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Apr 24

Feb 27Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
Feb 28Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
Mar 18Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
Apr 24Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it

All 14 actions, as published

Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Feb 28PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Mar 18Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Mar 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
Mar 20FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
Mar 21FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
Apr 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
Apr 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Apr 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
May 5RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
May 5FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
May 5HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
May 5FILE NO.Both houses