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HCR2 • 2025

Declares a commitment to the health and safety of firefighters and to finding an urgent solution to the problem of firefighting personal protective gear that contains cancer-causing chemicals.

Declares a commitment to the health and safety of firefighters and to finding an urgent solution to the problem of firefighting personal protective gear that contains cancer-causing chemicals.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Grayber,, Senator Manning Jr,, Sollman, Representative Boice,, Bowman,, Senator Broadman,, Lieber,, Meek,, Patterson,, Pham,, Smith DB,
Last action
2025-04-03
Official status
Filed with Secretary of State
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-03 House

    Speaker signed.

  2. 2025-04-03 Senate

    President signed.

  3. 2025-04-03 House

    Filed with Secretary of State.

  4. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Special Order of Business. Final reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Adopted. Ayes, 27; Nays, 1--Robinson; Excused, 2--Starr, Woods.

  5. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Taken from 03-27 Calendar and placed on 04-02 Calendar as a Special Order of Business on voice vote.

  6. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Recommendation: Do adopt.

  7. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Work Session held.

  9. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  10. 2025-02-21 Senate

    Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.

  11. 2025-02-20 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  12. 2025-02-18 House

    Read. Carried by Grayber. Adopted. Ayes, 58; Excused, 2--Nguyen H, Tran.

  13. 2025-02-11 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to February 18, 2025 Calendar.

  14. 2025-02-07 House

    Recommendation: Be adopted.

  15. 2025-02-06 House

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-01-30 House

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.

  18. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Declares the urgent need to find safer gear for firefighters. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Declares a commitment to the health and safety of firefighters and to finding an urgent solution to the problem of firefighting personal protective gear that contains cancer-causing chemicals.
Relating to: Declaring a commitment to the health and safety of firefighters and to finding an urgent solution to the problem of firefighting personal protective gear that contains cancer-causing chemicals.
Current location: Filed with Secretary of State