Monitoring the Session

SB 1898

Johnson Bill Bans PFAS Training Foam, Starting In 2027

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Sen. Nathan JohnsonDSenate 16
Why it's charged
Delayed start

THE TEXT

…“required to comply with that section until January 1, 2027.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The law takes effect in September 2025, but foam users do not have to comply until January 1, 2027. That is after the November 3, 2026 general election.

Delayed start

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the discharge or use of certain firefighting foams for testing or training.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Foam users get until January 1, 2027, after the November 3, 2026 election.

The bill bars anyone from spraying firefighting foam that contains added PFAS 'forever chemicals' when training firefighters or testing equipment. Testing with that foam is allowed only when a law or agency order requires it and the site has containment and disposal measures. Training must use non-fluorinated foam that gets collected afterward, emergency use and foam sales stay untouched, and users have until January 1, 2027 to comply.

Labels

Labels: CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF. Lead author Nathan Johnson (D) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Cody Vasut (R) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on Apr 24, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Environmental Regulation committee 6-0, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1898 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Sen. Nathan JohnsonDSenate 16

ITEM

relating to the discharge or use of certain firefighting foams for testing or training.

WHAT IT DOES

Foam users get until January 1, 2027, after the November 3, 2026 election.

The bill bars anyone from spraying firefighting foam that contains added PFAS 'forever chemicals' when training firefighters or testing equipment. Testing with that foam is allowed only when a law or agency order requires it and the site has containment and disposal measures. Training must use non-fluorinated foam that gets collected afterward, emergency use and foam sales stay untouched, and users have until January 1, 2027 to comply.

CHARGES

[x] DELAYED STARTanalysis confidence 55%

THE TEXT

…“required to comply with that section until January 1, 2027.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The law takes effect in September 2025, but foam users do not have to comply until January 1, 2027. That is after the November 3, 2026 general election.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · April 15, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Vote taken in committee
  9. Reported favorably as substituted
  10. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  11. Committee report printed and distributed
  12. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  13. Laid before the Senate
  14. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  15. Vote recorded in Journal
  16. Three day rule suspended
  17. Record vote
  18. Read 3rd time
  19. Passed
  20. Record vote
  21. Reported engrossed
  22. Received from the Senate
  23. Read first time
  24. Referred to Environmental Regulation
  25. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  26. Considered in public hearing
  27. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  28. Left pending in committee
  29. Considered in formal meeting
  30. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  31. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  32. Committee report distributed
  33. Committee report sent to Calendars
  34. Considered in Calendars
  35. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · Apr 24, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Nathan Johnson

Donors

Daniel Cocanougher$250,000Texas Sands PAC$130KMarguerite Hoffman$125,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Daniel Cocanougher$250,000.00
Texas Sands PAC$129,500.00

Texas Sands PAC

$129,500.00

Cash
$129,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$129,500.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.

Marguerite Hoffman$125,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$129,500.00

Cash
$129,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$129,500.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.

Votes3

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Final passage

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

CSSB 1898 (Johnson) Relating to the discharge or use of certain firefighting foams for testing or training. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

CSSB 1898 (Johnson) Relating to the discharge or use of certain firefighting foams for testing or training. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

CSSB 1898 (Johnson) Relating to the discharge or use of certain firefighting foams for testing or training. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses26
For
24
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • City of Austin1 registration
  • City of Houston1 registration
  • City of San Antonio1 registration
  • City of Sugar Land2 registrations
  • Comal County, and County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • Environment texas1 registration
  • Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club2 registrations
  • Public Citizen1 registration
  • Self2 registrations
  • Self; Air alliance houston1 registration
  • Self; Climate Cabinet1 registration
  • Self; Johnson County and the County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • Self; Texas chapter US Green Building Council1 registration
  • Self; Water Environment Association of Texas1 registration
  • Self; Wise County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Society of Native Nations1 registration
  • Texas Association of Manufacturers1 registration
  • Texas Chemistry Council2 registrations
  • Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT)1 registration

On

  • Department of State Health Services1 registration
  • Texas Commssion on Environmental Quality1 registration
Sources

26 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · April 15, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 4, 2025

05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Cody VasutRHouse 25

House committee · Environmental Regulation · Committee vote 6 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Environment--Air

Fire Fighters & Police--General

Health--Emergency Services & Personnel

Safety

FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION

Text

The text as introduced · 469 words

89R11681 LRM-D

By: Johnson
S.B. No. 1898

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the discharge or use of certain firefighting foams for

testing or training.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 501.027 to read as follows:

Sec. 501.027. DISCHARGE OR USE OF CERTAIN FIREFIGHTING

FOAMS PROHIBITED FOR TESTING OR TRAINING. (a) In this section:

(1) "Fixed foam system" means a complete installation

engineered for flammable liquid fire hazards that discharges

through a fixed discharge device foam piped from a central foam

station onto a flammable liquid fire hazard. The installation must

have permanently installed foam proportioning components and may

contain multiple listed components and foam.

(2) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals"

means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least

one fully fluorinated carbon atom and designed to be fully

functional in a Class B firefighting foam used to extinguish

flammable liquid fire.

(3) "Testing facility" means a facility, including a

facility used for firefighter training, that allows for the

discharge of firefighting foam in a nonemergency situation for the

evaluation and calibration of firefighting equipment and foam.

(b) A person may not discharge a Class B firefighting foam

designed to extinguish flammable liquid fires that contains

intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals:

(1) during or for the training of firefighters; or

(2) during or for testing, including calibration

testing, conformance testing, or fixed foam system testing, unless

the discharge or use:

(A) is otherwise required by law or a rule or

order of the applicable state agency or political subdivision; and

(B) occurs in a testing facility that has

implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal

measures to prevent the release of the foam into the environment.

(c) A person shall use a non-fluorinated firefighting

training foam or other non-fluorinated surrogate during or for the

training of firefighters. Training that uses a non-fluorinated

firefighting training foam or other non-fluorinated surrogate

under this subsection must be conducted in a manner that ensures

collection of the used foam or surrogate, regardless of the foam or

surrogate type.

(d) This section does not prohibit or restrict:

(1) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of

firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl

and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals; or

(2) the discharge or use of firefighting foam that

contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl

chemicals during emergency firefighting operations.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 501.027, Health and

Safety Code, as added by this Act, a person who uses a firefighting

foam designed to extinguish flammable liquid fires that contains

intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals

during or for the training of firefighters or testing is not

required to comply with that section until January 1, 2027.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.