VA HB2749 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-11 - Assigned Education sub: Health
Pending: Senate Education: Health Committee
Hearing: Feb 13 @ 8:30 am in Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Health; waterworks; mandatory reporting. Requires owners of waterworks to report any critical equipment failure or malfunction or contaminant release to the Virginia Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water (the Office) as soon as practicable but no more than six 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.

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Title

Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-02-04 - House - Passed House (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-28 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-11SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2025-02-05SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2025-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04HousePassed House (99-Y 0-N)
2025-02-04HouseReconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2025-02-04HouseRead third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute
2025-02-03HouseHealth and Human Services Substitute agreed to
2025-02-03HouseRead second time
2025-02-02HouseRead first time
2025-01-31HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2749)
2025-01-30HouseIncorporates HB2407(Scott, P.A.)
2025-01-30HouseCommittee substitute printed 25106219D-H1
2025-01-30HouseReported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2025-01-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-24HouseAssigned sub: Health
2025-01-20HouseFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2749)
2025-01-17HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2025-01-17HousePresented and ordered printed 25105319D

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Bill Comments

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