HB 938: Publicly owned treatment works; monitoring of PFAS.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Department of Environmental Quality; industrial wastewater; publicly owned treatment works; PFAS monitoring. Directs every publicly owned treatment works (POTW) to require certain new or industrial users of such POTW to perform and report to such POTW no later than 30 days after receipt from a laboratory the results as received of quarterly discharge monitoring for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for an initial characterization period of one year, provided, however, that such POTW may discontinue remaining quarterly monitoring by an industrial user with proper monitoring results that are below the method detection level for the first two quarters. If an industrial user detects PFAS in any amount above the detection method limit in its initial year of quarterly monitoring, the bill requires such industrial user to continue to perform and report to the POTW no later than 30 days after receipt from the laboratory the results as received of quarterly discharge monitoring for PFAS. The bill requires a POTW that receives PFAS monitoring results to report such results to the Department of Environmental Quality on a quarterly basis. Finally, the bill directs any POTW to notify an owner or operator of an industrial user subject to the monitoring requirements of the bill of the requirement to submit the initial quarterly monitoring results for PFAS within 30 days of the effective date of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 138.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. April 13, 2026Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/2026)
2. March 25, 2026Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
3. March 25, 2026Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
4. March 16, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB938)
5. March 14, 2026Signed by President
6. March 14, 2026Signed by Speaker
7. March 14, 2026Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB938ER)
8. March 14, 2026Enrolled
9. March 9, 2026Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
10. March 9, 2026Read third time
11. March 6, 2026Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
12. March 5, 2026Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

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