Senate File 254 - Introduced SENATE FILE 254 BY WESTRICH A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting municipalities and fire departments from 1 purchasing fire fighter equipment that does not contain 2 a label regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 3 substances. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2560XS (2) 91 je/js

S.F. 254 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 100B.51 Fire fighter equipment —— 1 required label. 2 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 3 requires: 4 a. “Fire fighter equipment” means clothing designed, 5 intended, or marketed to be a structural fire fighting 6 protective ensemble or ensemble element that includes coats, 7 trousers, coveralls, helmets, gloves, footwear, interface 8 components, and other components used to construct such 9 clothing. 10 b. “Municipality” means the same as defined in section 11 100B.21. 12 c. “Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” means 13 any chemical of a class of fluorinated organic chemicals that 14 contains at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and is used 15 in fire fighting agents. 16 2. On or after July 1, 2026, a municipality or fire 17 department shall not purchase fire fighter equipment unless 18 the fire fighter equipment contains a permanently affixed 19 label indicating whether the fire fighter equipment contains 20 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 21 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 22 3, shall not apply to this Act. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill prohibits a municipality or fire department from 27 purchasing fire fighter equipment unless the fire fighter 28 equipment contains a permanently affixed label indicating 29 whether the fire fighter equipment contains perfluoroalkyl and 30 polyfluoroalkyl substances. 31 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 32 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 33 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 34 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 35 -1- LSB 2560XS (2) 91 je/js 1/ 2

S.F. 254 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 1 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 2 mandate included in the bill. 3 -2- LSB 2560XS (2) 91 je/js 2/ 2