Illinois HB 2409: PFAS-FIREFIGHTING PPE

Status: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0221 (as of 2025-08-15)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 2409

Sponsors: Michael J. Kelly, Ram Villivalam, Abdelnasser Rashid, Amy Briel, Andrew S. Chesney, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Anna Moeller, Anthony DeLuca, Brad Stephens, Brandun Schweizer, Camille Y. Lilly, Celina Villanueva, Charles Meier, Christopher Belt, Dagmara Avelar, Dale Fowler, Dan Swanson, Dan Ugaste, Dave Severin, David Friess, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Dennis Tipsword, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Donald P. DeWitte, Doris Turner

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HB2409 EnrolledLRB104 11988 BDA 22082 b

1 AN ACT concerning safety.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Deputy Chief 

5Pete Bendinelli PFAS PPE Act.

6 Section 5. The PFAS Reduction Act is amended by changing 

7Section 5 and by adding Section 20 as follows:

8 (415 ILCS 170/5)

9 Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context 

10otherwise requires:

11 "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection 

12Agency.

13 "Auxiliary firefighting personal protective equipment" 

14means personal protective equipment other than firefighting 

15personal protective clothing, including self-contained 

16breathing apparatuses and other respiratory protection 

17products, hearing protection, protective communication 

18devices, and fall protection products. 

19 "Class B firefighting foam" means foam designed to 

20extinguish flammable liquid fires or prevent the ignition of 

21flammable liquids.

22 "Fire department" means the duly authorized fire 

HB2409 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 11988 BDA 22082 b

1protection organization of a unit of local government, a 

2Regional Fire Protection Agency, a fire protection district, 

3or a volunteer fire department.

4 "Firefighting personal protective clothing" means any 

5clothing designed, intended, or marketed to be worn by 

6firefighting personnel in the performance of their duties, 

7designed with the intent for use in fire and rescue 

8activities, including jackets, pants, shoes, gloves, and 

9helmets. 

10 "

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