After more than two years, Assembly passes PFAS mitigation bills

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: February 21, 2026

Words: 729

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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More than 30 months after Gov. Tony Evers signed the 2023-25 biennial budget into law, setting aside $125 million to help Wisconsin communities mitigate PFAS pollution in the state’s drinking water, the Wisconsin Assembly on Friday unanimously passed two bills to get the money out the door.

This is the second time legislation to spend the money has reached this point after Evers vetoed a PFAS bill in 2024 over objections that the …

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