2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

HB07120: An Act Concerning Grants For The Removal Of Pfas From Fire Apparatus.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Public Hearing 03/04
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Joint Favorable Change of Reference Appropriations
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/05/25 12:00 PM
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
House Calendar Number 531
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
File Number 830
House of Representatives

Amendments

House LCO Amendment #8226 (R)

House LCO Amendment #8226 (R)

5/13/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
4/24/2025
54
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Change of Reference)
3/18/2025
29
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/5/202560.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/202582.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/26/202585.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/13/2025100.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/5/202568.5 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/5/202549.5 KB