A 1337 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.

This bill amends New Jersey's law banning PFAS in firefighting foam to extend use for specific facilities. Fixed foam system owners (for class B fires) may continue using PFAS foam until four years after the original law's effective date, and oil refineries may use it for large tank fire suppression until eight years after that date. Both extensions require annual reporting on foam use, containment measures to prevent environmental release, and detailed transition plans to PFAS-free alternatives. Refineries can apply for up to two-year waivers beyond the eight-year period if they prove no commercially available PFAS-free alternatives exist for their specific fire suppression needs.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 8, 2025

How they voted

This bill was withdrawn because A 5537 was enacted as P.L.2025, c.266. Votes shown below are from that bill.
360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
12 Yea 3
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-4)
senate
Dec 8, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (74-0-4)
general assembly
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors