Dr. Lasee gives Testimony to Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation on PFAS in Biosolids

On Thursday, May 8th, 2025 Dr. Steven Lasee gave testimony in front of the Texas House committee on Environmental Regulation at the request of Johnson County, TX and Representative Helen Kerwin (R-Cleburne) on HB 1674 - Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense. Dr. Lasee developed the PFAS concentrations in the bill using the models he developed in his publication The Effects of Soil Organic Carbon Content on Plant Uptake of Soil Perfluoro Alkyl Acids (PFAAs) and the Potential Regulatory Implications.

HB 1674 Testimony begins at 41:35. Dr. Lasee’s Testimony begins at 1:34:00 and again shortly after 3:17:00 in the video. Full viewing of all neutral and opposing testimony is required for context on Dr. Lasee’s second set of comments.

Testimony was set to begin at 10:30 am in the morning on Thursday, but ended up starting around 1:00 am on Friday.

A news article summary of the events of the hearing:

Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline

Additional news articles on the bill:

They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy

Texas lawmaker files bill to reduce “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer

Johnson County declares disaster over land contamination, asks Gov. Abbott to seek federal aid