Controversial, manufacturer-friendly PFAS language could be resurrected
Mar 6, 2024
Republican House lawmakers are trying to resurrect controversial bill language that would change the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals to exempt those that Hoosier manufacturers want to keep using.
House Bill 1399 cleared the House chamber last month in a 64-30 party-line vote but was subsequently abandoned by the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee over concerns that it was too “proactive.”
But the same PFAS provisions came back in a 90-second Wednesday morning conference committee, where GOP House lawmakers said they want to amend the language into House Bill 1329, originally a bill to block local health departments from requiring inspections of residential septic systems upon the sale of the property.