Texas packaging and PFAS bills

What it would do: Prohibits discharging Class B firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals during firefighter training or testing unless required by law and conducted at facilities with containment measures. Requires non-fluorinated foam for firefighter training with collection of used foam.

What it would do: Requires the University of Houston to conduct a study on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals' public health effects in collaboration with the Railroad Commission of Texas and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and submit findings to the legislature by December 1, 2026.

What it would do: Creates a beverage container recycling refund program requiring producers to form a nonprofit consortium that establishes deposit and refund procedures, labeling standards, and redemption centers to achieve a 75 percent recycling rate by January 1, 2035.

What it would do: Prohibits manufacturing, selling, distributing, or applying sewage sludge and related materials with PFAS concentrations above specified limits in Texas counties with populations between 175,000 and 195,000, requiring monthly testing and making violations a Class A misdemeanor or state jail felony for repeat offenders.

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What it would do: Requires the Texas Department of Agriculture, with assistance from the Texas Education Agency, to conduct an annual study measuring perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in school lunch foods and submit results to state leadership by December 31 each year, with the first report due by December 31, 2026.

What it would do: Prohibits manufacturing, selling, distributing, or applying sewage sludge and related materials as fertilizer if they contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances above specified concentration limits, and creates criminal penalties for violations.