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SB00017 • 2026

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

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. John A. Kissel, 7th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Removing PFAS Chemicals from Fire Apparatus

This bill appropriates $1.5 million to provide grants or reimbursements for removing PFAS chemicals from fire vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates one million five hundred thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
  • Sends funds to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
  • Provides grants or reimbursements to remove PFAS from fire apparatus.
  • Allows reimbursement for removal work done before July 1, 2023.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Municipalities
  • Independent fire companies
  • State agencies

Terms To Know

PFAS
Chemicals that the bill funds for removal from fire apparatus.
Fire apparatus
Vehicles used by firefighters, such as fire trucks and rescue vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not specify how many grants will be given or the maximum amount per grant.
  • No effective date is listed in the provided source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to municipalities, fire companies and state entities to remove PFAS from fire apparatus.

Current Bill Text

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LCO No. 300 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 17
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 300

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PFAS
FROM FIRE APPARATUS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars be 1
appropriated to the Department of Emergency Services and Public 2
Protection, for Other Expenses, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 3
to provide grants to municipalities, independent fire companies and 4
state agencies to remove PFAS from fire apparatus or provide 5
reimbursement for removal of PFAS from fire apparatus that occurred 6
prior to July 1, 2023. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to municipalities, fire companies and state entities
to remove PFAS from fire apparatus.