GA SB 538
died on adjournment"Forever Chemicals Transparency Act"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 538 pass?
No. GA SB 538 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 538 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of water pollution and surface-water use, so as to require publicly owned treatment works to seek information from industrial users relating to the manufacture or use of PFAS; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 538?
Chuck Hufstetler, Rick Williams, Kay Kirkpatrick and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 538.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of water pollution and surface-water use, so as to require publicly owned treatment works to seek information from industrial users relating to the manufacture or use of PFAS; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-02-20 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
- Rick Williamsprimary
- Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
- Kim Jacksonprimary
- Mike Hodgesprimary
- Elena Parentprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-19
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-20
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 56 0559Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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