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SB91 • 2025

Prohibits fire departments from using firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Prohibits fire departments from using firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Enacted

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

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Last action
2025-05-20
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Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prohibits fire departments from using firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

<b>Digest: This Act stops fire departments from using PFAS firefighting foam.

What This Bill Does

  • <b>Digest: This Act stops fire departments from using PFAS firefighting foam.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act prohibits the sale, use and disposal in certain places of firefighting foam with PFAS in it.
  • The Act tells the EQC to ensure the safe collection and disposal of firefighting foam with PFAS in it.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8).</i>] [<i>Prohibits the sale and use of firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Chapter 86, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-06 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-06 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-05-05 House

    Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed. Ayes, 39; Nays, 14--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Yunker; Excused, 7--Drazan, Hartman, Nguyen H, Ruiz, Sosa, Tran, Wallan.

  7. 2025-05-01 House

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-04-30 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-04-29 House

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-04-15 House

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-03-10 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  12. 2025-03-06 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  13. 2025-03-04 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 3--Bonham, Linthicum, Robinson.

  14. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-02-26 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)

  16. 2025-02-26 Senate

    Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.

  17. 2025-02-24 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment, then Ways and Means.

  20. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act stops fire departments from using PFAS firefighting foam. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act prohibits the sale, use and disposal in certain places of firefighting foam with PFAS in it. The Act tells the EQC to ensure the safe collection and disposal of firefighting foam with PFAS in it. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.8).</i>]
[<i>Prohibits the sale and use of firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Prohibits the disposal of firefighting foam containing PFAS at certain facilities. Provides that prohibitions become operative on January 1, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to establish a program to ensure the safe collection and disposal of firefighting foam containing PFAS.</i>]
[<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>]
<b>Prohibits fire departments from using firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Becomes operative on July 1, 2026.</b>
Relating to: Relating to firefighting foam.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 91
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Energy and Environment)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to firefighting foam.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Fire department” means any organization maintained for the purpose of preventing
or combating fire.
(b) “PFAS firefighting foam” means a foam substance that contains an intentionally
added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance and that is used to control or extinguish
fire.
(2) Except as required by a regulation of the Federal Aviation Administration or other
federal law, a fire department, including any employee or volunteer of the fire department,
may not use PFAS firefighting foam in this state.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Passed by Senate March 4, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House May 5, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled Senate Bill 91 (SB 91-A) Page 1