SB 1319 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Industrial wastewater; publicly owned treatment works.

Summary
Self-reporting of PFAS manufacture and use for PFAS assessment; Department of Environmental Quality; industrial wastewater; publicly owned treatment works. Requires every publicly owned treatment works to require certain new or existing industrial users to self-report use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as part of a pretreatment program. The bill requires every publicly owned treatment works receiving such self-report of PFAS from an industrial user to convey the information to the Department of Environmental Quality within 90 days of receipt. The bill amends the defined meaning of "use of PFAS" to exclude use of surface water or groundwater supply from the definition. Currently, "use of PFAS" does not include manufacturing equipment that contains PFAS. The bill also directs any industrial user required to self-report use of PFAS to submit such report within 90 days of notification from the publicly owned treatment works of this reporting requirement and requires the publicly owned treatment works to notify relevant industrial users of the requirement to self-report use of PFAS within 90 days of notification from the Department to make such notification. The bill requires the Department to notify publicly owned treatment works of the industrial user self-reporting requirements within 30 days of the bill's effective date. Finally, the bill directs the PFAS Expert Advisory Committee to include in its 2025 annual report recommendations on the development of an inventory of PFAS testing methodologies and control technologies for industrial sources.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute Senator McPike, Jeremy S. Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from a Senate Committee substitute to a Floor Amendment substitute, shifting the primary focus from PFAS monitoring requirements to PFAS self-reporting requirements. The amendment changes the statutory section referenced from 62.1-44.34:32 to 62.1-44.34:31, and adds new provisions about confidentiality claims for self-reported information.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from primarily establishing monitoring requirements to emphasizing self-reporting obligations and confidentiality protections for industrial facilities reporting PFAS use.
SCOPE

Changed the referenced Code section from 62.1-44.34:32 (monitoring) to 62.1-44.34:31 (self-reporting), indicating a shift in legislative focus.

REQUIREMENT

Added new confidentiality provisions allowing facilities to claim confidential treatment for report information under existing statutes, with specific exceptions for facility name, address, and location.

Modified reporting requirements to specify that facilities must report PFAS manufacture or use within 90 days after being directed by the Department, including chemical names, CAS numbers, and quantities.

DEFINITION

Added clarification that PFAS use means intentional use as a product ingredient or production aid, excluding equipment that contains PFAS.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 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
37
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1319ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (69-Y 27-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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