Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 16, 2025 |
print number 3207a |
May 16, 2025 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 24, 2025 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3207A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 27th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2025-S3207 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8634
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1112, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S9661
2025-S3207 - Summary
Establishes maximum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); sets such levels at no higher than 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and no higher than 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA).
2025-S3207 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3207 SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing maxi- mum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluo- roalkyl substances (PFAS) PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend the current maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS and include additional types of PFAS (PFNA, PFHxS, HFPO-DA, and PFBS) in the MCL and emerging contaminants list. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 1112 of the public health law to add a new subdivision 12-a to establish new maximum contaminant levels at 4 parts per trillion for PFOS and PFOA. It also sets maximum contaminant levels at 10 parts per trillion for PFNA, PFHxS, HFPO-DA, and PFBS.
2025-S3207 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3207 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing maxi- mum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1112 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12-a to read as follows: 12-A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL OF: A. 4 PARTS PER TRILLION (PPT) FOR PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS) AND PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA); AND B. 10 PARTS PER TRILLION (PPT) FOR PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA), PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE (PFHXS), HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE OXIDE DIMER ACID (HFPO-DA), AND PERFLUOROBUTANE SULFONATE (PFBS). § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06979-01-5
2025-S3207A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8634
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1112, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S9661
2025-S3207A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes maximum contaminant levels in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); sets such levels at no higher than 4 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and no higher than 10 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA).
2025-S3207A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3207A SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing maxi- mum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill establishes new maximum contaminant levels for several types of common PFAS compounds and creates a hazard index to address cumulative exposure to multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 1112 of the public health law to add a new subdivision 12-a. This requires the commissioner to set new new maximum contaminant levels at 4 parts per trillion for PFOS and PFOA, and 10 parts per trillion for PFNA, PFHxS, and HFPO-DA. The commissioner must also establish a hazard index for PFAS and include, at minimum, PFNA,
2025-S3207A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3207--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing maxi- mum contaminant levels and a hazard index in drinking water for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1112 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12-a to read as follows: 12-A. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL OF: (I) NO HIGHER THAN 4 PARTS PER TRILLION (PPT) FOR PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS) AND PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA); AND (II) NO HIGHER THAN 10 PARTS PER TRILLION (PPT) FOR PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA), PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE (PFHXS), AND HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE OXIDE DIMER ACID (HFPO-DA). B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A HAZARD INDEX TO ADDRESS CUMULA- TIVE EXPOSURE TO MULTIPLE PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. THE HAZARD INDEX SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA), PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE (PFHXS), HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE OXIDE DIMER ACID (HFPO-DA), AND PERFLUOROBUTANE SULFONATE (PFBS). C. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THAT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS AND HAZARD INDEX REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION BY MAY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE. § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06979-02-5
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