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SB 17CONNECTICUTSession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Connecticut bill appropriates $1.5 million for PFAS removal from fire apparatus

Original title: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PFAS FROM FIRE APPARATUS.

Last action · February 4, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on AppropriationsSponsors: John Kissel and 7 others

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What This Bill Proposed

SB 17 appropriates $1.5 million to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for the ending June 30, 2027, to fund grants and reimbursements for removing from .

Why it matters

Provides dedicated state funding for local governments, independent fire companies, and state agencies to offset the costs of eliminating toxic chemical contamination in firefighting equipment or retroactively covering removal expenses dating back to July 1, 2023.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

municipalities

Eligible to apply for grants and reimbursements to remove PFAS from local fire apparatus.

Directly affected

independent fire companies

Eligible to receive state funding to offset the costs of eliminating PFAS from firefighting equipment.

Directly affected

state agencies

Eligible to receive state grants and reimbursements for removing PFAS from state-operated fire apparatus.

Directly affected

Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection

Receives the $1.5 million appropriation to administer the grant and reimbursement program.

Key Facts

Appropriates $1.5 million to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for Other Expenses.
Targeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
Provides grants to municipalities, independent fire companies, and state agencies to remove PFAS from fire apparatus.
Authorizes reimbursement for PFAS removal expenses incurred prior to July 1, 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to receive these grants for PFAS removal?

Municipalities, independent fire companies, and state agencies are eligible for the grants and reimbursements.

Can fire companies be reimbursed if they already paid to remove PFAS before this bill passed?

Yes, the bill provides reimbursement for removal expenses that occurred prior to July 1, 2023.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

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Feb 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommittee
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

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