No. CS/CS/SB 1230
Filed under Environment & Water.
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Citing this act as the “Joe Casello Act”; prohibiting, beginning on a specified date, certain use and the sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film-forming foam in this state; prohibiting, beginning on a specified date, the possession and use of aqueous film-forming foam in this state; requiring certain public entities disposing of domestic wastewater biosolids and treated effluent to quarterly conduct specified samplings and submit the results to the department, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDFlorida bans a specific firefighting foam that contains PFAS chemicals in three steps: no more training use starting in 2026, no more sales starting in 2027, and no possession or use at all starting in 2029.
Airports keep a permanent exemption from the final ban, with no condition attached. Military and emergency firefighting get a narrower exception, but only where no substitute foam is actually available.
Violators face civil fines up to $10,000 per day, plus extra penalties for failing to report an inventory or file a disposal plan for leftover foam.
Separately, larger public wastewater plants must now test their biosolids and treated effluent for PFAS every quarter, though the results cannot trigger enforcement until real water-quality limits exist.
AIStarting July 1, 2026, aqueous film-forming foam containing PFAS chemicals can no longer be used for training, instruction, or testing outside of an actual emergency.
AIStarting July 1, 2026, any entity that possesses aqueous film-forming foam, from fire departments to airports, must report how much it has to the Department of Environmental Protection.
AIStarting July 1, 2027, no one may sell, buy, or distribute aqueous film-forming foam anywhere in Florida, cutting off new supply a full two years before possession itself becomes illegal.
AIStarting July 1, 2029, possessing or using aqueous film-forming foam becomes illegal statewide, with exceptions carved out for airports, certain military and emergency uses, and approved retrofit projects.
AIAnyone who violates the foam restrictions faces a civil penalty of as much as $10,000 for each violation, charged again for every day the violation continues.
AIA public wastewater facility with a design flow of 25,000 gallons a day or more must test its biosolids and treated effluent for PFAS, including PFOA and PFOS, every quarter and report results to the state.
AIUntil the EPA sets a water-quality standard for PFAS and the state adopts it, the quarterly test results a utility must report cannot be used to enforce anything against it or to support a lawsuit.
AIThe department must maintain a public list of firefighting-foam alternatives that do not contain PFAS chemicals, alongside technical assistance and grants to help departments switch.