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2020 SESSION
HB 586 PFOA, PFOS, and PFAS; substances in public drinking water.
Introduced by: Elizabeth R. Guzman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Commissioner of Health; study of the occurrence of PFOA, PFOS, PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFNA, and other PFAS in the Commonwealth's public drinking water; report. Directs the Commissioner of Health to convene a work group to study the occurrence of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorobutyrate (PFBA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as deemed necessary, in the Commonwealth's public drinking water and to develop recommendations for specific maximum contaminant levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFNA, and other PFAS, as deemed necessary, for inclusion in regulations of the Board of Health applicable to waterworks.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104407D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106820D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB586ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104407D
- 01/06/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/20 House: Assigned HWI sub: Health
- 01/21/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106820D-H1
- 01/30/20 House: Read first time
- 01/31/20 House: Read second time
- 01/31/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106820D-H1
- 01/31/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB586H1
- 02/03/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/17/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/20/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/26/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/28/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/28/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (35-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/20 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB586ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 611 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611)