---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities, and amending a chapter of the laws of 2019 in relation to the effectiveness thereof; repealer"
description: "Places restrictions on the sale and use of firefighting equipment containing PFAS chemicals to reduce the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities; repeals certain provisions of the executive law related to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 7167"
citation: "New York S 7167 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d70a09c1-7797-4eb3-8733-fdc6a2f7e52c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S7167"
source_hash: "083fcf6f9ba1b5565ca529667dad541b1b65d40f54fa1c7e7e94a74bf20cb5b7"
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 7167 (2019-2020) — Relates to reducing the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities, and amending a chapter of the laws of 2019 in relation to the effectiveness thereof; repealer

Places restrictions on the sale and use of firefighting equipment containing PFAS chemicals to reduce the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting activities; repeals certain provisions of the executive law related 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. **S7167** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7167&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **140–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **19–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.91
- **2020-01-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-01-23** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-23** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8979
- **2020-02-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.374
- **2020-02-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-02-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-04-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-04-29** SIGNED CHAP.88 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d70a09c1-7797-4eb3-8733-fdc6a2f7e52c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).