Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2641: PFAS; firefighting foam; prohibition
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
HB2641 - PFAS; firefighting foam; prohibition
What the bill says
An act Amending section 36-1696, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to firefighting foam.
From the chaptered text, June 10, 2026:
AN ACT Amending section 36-1696, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to firefighting foam. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 36-1696, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to prohibition; public airport exception; definitions A. Beginning January 1, 2020, Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person, local government or state agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes any purpose class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless otherwise required by law or federal regulation. The owner or operator of a public airport is not required to comply with this subsection until from and after December 31, 2030. B. Beginning January 1, 2020, a person, local government or state agency may not discharge or otherwise use for testing purposes class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals unless otherwise required by law or federal regulation or the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment and disposal measures to prevent uncontrolled releases of firefighting foam into the environment. C. This section does not restrict the manufacture, sale or distribution of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals or the discharge or other use of class B firefighting foam in emergency firefighting or fire prevention operations. D. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Class B firefighting foam" means …
Sponsors
- Liguori, Sarah (D, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Leo Biasiucci (R, HD-030)
- Lisa Fink (R, HD-027)
- Gutierrez, Nancy (D, HD-018)
- Ralph Heap (R, HD-010)
- Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D, HD-021)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 103
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (27 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : Senate Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : Senate read second time
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 1, 2026): 56 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 16, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GOV DP (March 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 5, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 2, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PSLE DP (January 26, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2641?
- HB2641 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): PFAS; firefighting foam; prohibition.
- What does HB2641 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending section 36-1696, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to firefighting foam.
- What is the status of HB2641?
- Chaptered as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 103 (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2641?
- Liguori, Sarah (D, HD-005), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2641?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84457/?SessionId=130
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