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2020 SESSION

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HB 1257 Drinking water supplies and waterworks; maximum contaminant levels, effective date, report.

Introduced by: Sam Rasoul | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

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. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101226D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20101226D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108563D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1097)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101226D
• 01/08/20  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 (5-Y 2-N)
• 01/28/20  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (13-Y 9-N)
• 01/30/20  House: Read first time
• 01/31/20  House: Read second time
• 01/31/20  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/31/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1257E
• 01/31/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20101226D-E
• 02/03/20  House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 40-N)
• 02/03/20  House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 40-N)
• 02/04/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/21/20  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
• 02/27/20  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108563D-S1
• 02/28/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/20  Senate: Read third time
• 03/02/20  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/03/20  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/20  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/04/20  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/20  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/05/20  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108565D-S1
• 03/05/20  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 03/05/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1257S1
• 03/05/20  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N)
• 03/05/20  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108565D-S1 (62-Y 36-N)
• 03/05/20  House: VOTE: Adoption (62-Y 36-N)
• 03/12/20  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)
• 03/12/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/17/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
• 03/17/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/10/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1097 (effective 1/1/22)
• 04/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1097)