---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities"
description: "Relates to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 439"
citation: "New York S 439 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b06163c9-2eab-42e5-a159-71741665dd8c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S439"
source_hash: "cac42cd2d0b0b3e4525d6a54e70af8116e54c7ec0f09f1309d4523d147721be6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 439 (2019-2020) — Relates to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities

Relates to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S439** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S439&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S439A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S439A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Finance Vote — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- BRESLIN — cosponsor (person)
- BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- HARCKHAM — cosponsor (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- KAVANAGH — cosponsor (person)
- MAYER — cosponsor (person)
- METZGER — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SERRANO — cosponsor (person)
- SKOUFIS — cosponsor (person)
- STAVISKY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-09** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** 1ST REPORT CAL.594
- **2019-05-08** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-05-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-05-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-20** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-11** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-11** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-06-11** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 439A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-14** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-14** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-14** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A445A
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.581
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.702 `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.61

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b06163c9-2eab-42e5-a159-71741665dd8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).