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HB5897 • 2026

Environmental protection: hazardous waste; Michigan PFAS action response team; establish. Creates new act.

Environmental protection: hazardous waste; Michigan PFAS action response team; establish. Creates new act.

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Sponsor
Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Reggie Miller (District 31), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Julie Brixie (District 73), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Jasper Martus (District 69), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Jason Morgan (District 23), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Joey Andrews (District 38), Mai Xiong (District 13), Stephanie Young (District 16), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Kelly Breen (District 21), Regina Weiss (District 5), Carol Glanville (District 84), Natalie Price (District 6), Helena Scott (District 8), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Kara Hope (District 74), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Brenda Carter (District 53), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Noah Arbit (District 20), Betsy Coffia (District 103)
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 04/23/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Environmental protection: hazardous waste; Michigan PFAS action response team; establish. Creates new act.

Environmental protection: hazardous waste; Michigan PFAS action response team; establish.

What This Bill Does

  • Environmental protection: hazardous waste; Michigan PFAS action response team; establish.
  • Creates new act.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 HJ 32 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 04/23/2026

  2. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou

  3. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Environmental protection: hazardous waste; Michigan PFAS action response team; establish. Creates new act.