HB 586

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 03, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 28, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 02, 2020

PFOA, PFOS, and PFAS; substances in public drinking water.

Abstract

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.

Commissioner of Health; study of 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) 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.

Commissioner of Health; study of the occurrenceof perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS),and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFAS) in the Commonwealth's public drinking water;report. Directs the Commissioner of Health to convenea work group to study the occurrence of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFAS) in the Commonwealth's public drinking water andto develop recommendations for specific maximum contaminant levelsfor PFOA, PFOS, and other PFAS for inclusion in regulations of theBoard of Health applicable to waterworks.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 611 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 12, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

Mar 06, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 05, 2020

House

Enrolled

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB586ER)

Mar 02, 2020

House

VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)

House

Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Passed Senate with amendment (35-Y 1-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Read third time

Feb 27, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 26, 2020

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

Feb 20, 2020

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 17, 2020

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Health

Feb 04, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 03, 2020

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

Jan 31, 2020

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20106820D-H1

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB586H1

House

Read second time

Jan 30, 2020

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB586H1)

Jan 28, 2020

House

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 20106820D-H1

Jan 21, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)

Jan 17, 2020

House

Assigned HWI sub: Health

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB586)

Jan 06, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104407D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB586) HTML
Impact statement from DPB (HB586H1) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB586ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB586ASE HTML
Amendment: HB586AS HTML

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