2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26101371D

SENATE BILL NO. 293

Offered January 14, 2026

Prefiled January 13, 2026

A BILL to direct the Capital Region Airport Commission to develop a plan for discontinuing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting materials at Richmond International Airport; report.

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Patron—Aird

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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Capital Region Airport Commission shall develop a plan for discontinuing by January 1, 2028, the use of PFAS, as defined in § 62.1-44.34:29 of the Code of Virginia, in firefighting materials used at Richmond International Airport. The Capital Region Airport Commission shall complete such plan and provide a report to the Virginia Aviation Board no later than November 15, 2026.