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2022 SESSION
HB 919 Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in water supplies and waterworks; Board of Health regulations.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Board of Health; regulations; maximum contaminant levels in water supplies and waterworks; effective date. Provides that the Board of Health shall review the recommendations of any work group convened by the Commissioner of Health after July 1, 2022, to study the occurrence of certain contaminants in public drinking water prior to adopting regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in all water supplies and waterworks in the Commonwealth for (i) perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and such other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as the Board deems necessary, (ii) chromium-6, and (iii) 1,4-dioxane. The bill also provides the Commissioner the option of establishing a work group to study the occurrence of such contaminants and to report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health by December 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101208D pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105741D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB919ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB919ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments not adopted
HISTORY
- 01/12/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101208D
- 01/12/22 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/22 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/01/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105741D-H1
- 02/10/22 House: Read first time
- 02/11/22 House: Read second time
- 02/11/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22105741D-H1
- 02/11/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB919H1
- 02/14/22 House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 20-N)
- 02/14/22 House: VOTE: (80-Y 20-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/21/22 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/24/22 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/01/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/03/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/03/22 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/03/22 Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee amendments #s 1,2,3 agreed to
- 03/03/22 Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee amendment #4 rejected
- 03/03/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/22 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 15-N)
- 03/07/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (83-Y 15-N)
- 03/10/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB919ER)
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB919ER)
- 03/10/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585)