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SB628 • 2025

notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS

notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators James, Jacque and Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Novak, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Donovan, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Gundrum, Haywood, Hysell, Joers, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Madison, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neylon, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tucker, Udell, Vining and Johnson
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-19 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  3. 2026-02-19 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs , Ayes 4, Noes 1

  4. 2026-02-19 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs , Ayes 4, Noes 1

  5. 2026-02-19 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  6. 2026-02-17 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  7. 2026-02-17 Sen.

    Representative Hong added as a cosponsor

  8. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  9. 2026-02-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  10. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor

  11. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    LRB correction

  12. 2026-01-07 Sen.

    Representatives B. Jacobson and Franklin added as cosponsors

  13. 2026-01-06 Sen.

    Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor

  14. 2026-01-02 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. 2026-01-02 Sen.

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  16. 2025-12-18 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-12-05 Sen.

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  18. 2025-12-03 Sen.

    Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a coauthor

  19. 2025-12-01 Sen.

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  20. 2025-11-19 Sen.

    Senators Pfaff , Wall , Ratcliff , Spreitzer , Smith and Hesselbein added as coauthors

  21. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Senators Keyeski and Habush Sinykin added as coauthors

  22. 2025-11-14 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators James , Jacque and Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives Billings , Novak , Anderson , Arney , Bare , Behnke , Clancy , Cruz , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Donovan , Doyle , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Gundrum , Haywood , Hysell , Joers , Kaufert , Kirsch , Kitchens , Kreibich , Madison , Mayadev , Melotik , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Mursau , Neylon , Ortiz-Velez , Palmeri , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Snyder , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Tenorio , Tucker , Udell , Vining and Johnson

  23. 2025-11-14 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

Official Summary Text

notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS
Status: S - Available for Scheduling