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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 254: Prohibiting municipalities and fire departments from purchasing fire fighter equipment that does not contain a label regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill prohibits a municipality or fire department from purchasing fire fighter equipment unless the fire fighter equipment contains a permanently affixed label indicating whether the fire fighter equipment contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any state mandate included in the bill.

Sponsors

Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Fire Chiefs Association; Iowa Firefighters Association (IFA); Iowa Professional Fire Fighters

In plain words

  1. February 11, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Lofgren and Wahls
  3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF254