HB 2749 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.

Summary

Department of Health; waterworks; mandatory reporting. Requires owners of waterworks to report any critical equipment failure or malfunction or contaminant release to the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water as soon as practicable but no more than two hours after discovery. The bill also requires owners of waterworks that are required to submit a monthly operating report to the Office to include any noncritical equipment failure or malfunction that could adversely affect water quality, public health, or service continuity in such report. This bill incorporates HB 2407 and is identical to SB 1408.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Apr 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Education and Health Substitute → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was approved and chaptered into law, changing the mandatory reporting timeline for critical equipment failures and contaminant releases at waterworks from six hours to two hours after discovery. This stricter deadline ensures faster notification to the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water, allowing for quicker public health responses to potential water quality issues.

TIMELINE

Reporting deadline for critical equipment failures and contaminant releases reduced from six hours to two hours after discovery.

DEFINITION

Definition of critical equipment failure updated to specify 'serious adverse effects' on human health instead of 'significant potential for adverse effects'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Signed into law

Governor's recommendation adopted

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Vetoed

Governor's recommendation received by House

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Health

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 25105319D

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors