Bipartisan bills propose free PFAS blood tests for kids in affected Michigan counties

May 20, 2025

Read the full article by Donny Ede (WWMT)

"Two state lawmakers announced bipartisan legislation Tuesday aimed at providing free blood testing in PFAS contaminated areas.

Sen. Mark Huizenga (R- Walker) and Rep. Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) introduced Senate Bills 298 and 299 and House Bills 4499 and 4500.

The bills would provide free PFAS blood testing for children who were younger than 11 years old on Jan. 1, 2012, and lived in homes in Kent, Ottawa or Kalamazoo counties that used well water or water from public water supplies with PFAS levels exceeding the state's limits."