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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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • Kim Jacksonprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary
  • Elena Parentprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-19

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-20

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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