HB 570 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Responsible Firefighting Foam Management Act.

HB 570, the "Responsible Firefighting Foam Management Act," restricts the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS chemicals for training and testing. It prohibits any person, local government, or state agency from discharging Class B firefighting foam with intentionally added PFAS for training or practice purposes. For testing, these foams are also prohibited unless required by law or an authority, and the testing facility has implemented measures to prevent environmental releases. The bill mandates the use of non-fluorinated alternatives for training and is set to become effective on December 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from a draft version (DRH10261-NM-32) to House Bill 570 and moved from a filed status to its first official edition. Sponsorship was expanded to include four representatives instead of just one, and committee referrals were added with specific dates. The substantive policy content regarding firefighting foam restrictions remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from draft identifier DRH10261-NM-32 to official House Bill 570 with new session formatting

Additional sponsors added: Representatives K. Hall, Clampitt, and Pyrtle joined Representative Davis as primary sponsors

Committee referrals added: Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, Agriculture and Environment, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House with April 1, 2025 date

Page header updated from draft identifier to House Bill 570-First Edition

Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

113–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 121

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic46

42 Yea 4

91% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

69 Yea 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Agriculture and Environment

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 57 co-sponsors