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“A bill that would change the definition of toxic forever chemicals in Indiana and thus put Hoosiers at risk, according to experts, has been resurrected at the last hour. Language from House Bill 1399 — which died in in a Senate committee last week — has now been amended into a new bill.
During a Wednesday morning conference committee, which are scheduled when the two chambers do not agree on amendments made to a bill during session, the committee members added the language on toxic PFAS chemicals into House Bill 1329.
HB 1329 is about local government matters, setting forth rules about inspections and obtaining license bonds. Some opponents to HB 1399, the original PFAS legislation, question whether the inserted language is germane to its new home.
The change happened very fast — ‘in less than five minutes’ — according to Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, who was staunchly opposed to HB 1399 when it was heard in the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee, which she serves on.” …