Drinking water supplies and waterworks; maximum contaminant levels, effective date, report.
Summary
Drinking water supplies; maximum contaminant levels. Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in public drinking water systems for (i) perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and for such other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as the Board deems necessary; (ii) chromium-6; and (iii) 1,4-dioxane. The bill requires such MCLs to be protective of public health, including the health of vulnerable subpopulations, and to be no higher than any MCL or health advisory adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the same contaminant. The bill directs the Department of Health to report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on the status of research related to MCLs by November 1, 2020, and submit a final report by October 1, 2021, detailing the MCL regulations established by the Department of Health. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1097 (effective 1/1/22)
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1257S1
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108565D-S1
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (58-Y 40-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1257E
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101226D
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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