Massachusetts · Bill 39 · 193rd General Court
An Act protecting our soil and farms from PFAS contamination
- Introduced Feb 16, 2023
- In committee Feb 16, 2023
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 39) of Joanne M. Comerford, Susannah M. Whipps, Michael O. Moore, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect our soil and farms from PFAS contamination. Agriculture.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Agriculture · Joint Committee on Agriculture
- HouseHouse concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/15/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Agriculture
- CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see H4288 · Joint Committee on Agriculture
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 24 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 7 Republicans, 1 Independent.
- JM Joanne M. ComerfordD Primary sponsor · District Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
All 24 cosponsors
- Anne M. GobiD
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr.R
- Carmine Lawrence GentileD
- Hannah KaneR
- James B. EldridgeD
- Jason M. LewisD
- Joan B. LovelyD
- John C. VelisD
- Lydia EdwardsD
- Marcus S. VaughnR
- Margaret R. ScarsdaleD
- Mathew J. MuratoreR
- Michael O. MooreD
- Patrick M. O'ConnorR
- Paul R. FeeneyD
- Rebecca L. RauschD
- Sal N. DiDomenicoD
- Steven S. HowittR
- Susan L. MoranD
- Susan Williams GiffordR
- Susannah M. WhippsI
- Thomas M. StanleyD
- Vanna HowardD
- Walter F. TimiltyD
From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.