House panel hears competing views on bill to tax unused PFAS remediation funds The House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on HB 1212, which would levy a 50% excise tax on PFAS remediation settlement funds not used for cleanup and allow a three‑year window or a remediation trust. Industry groups backed the measure as a cleanup incentive; plaintiff attorneys called it a tax on victims and warned it could chill litigation.

A heated debate is brewing in Georgia as lawmakers consider a bill that could tax PFAS remediation funds, sparking fears of penalizing victims while aiming to ensure cleanup accountability.

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