2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1013: Waterworks; contaminants, PFAS chemicals, notification to customers.

Legislative Summary

Waterworks; contaminants; notification to customers. Requires a waterworks owner that receives a finished water test result from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved method for drinking water for any PFAS chemical subject to a PFAS advisory and such result that exceeds the notification concentration, as defined in the bill, to (i) report such result to the Department of Health, (ii) provide public notice in the required consumer confidence report provided to the waterworks owner's customers and by posting on the waterworks owner's website, and (iii) provide such additional public notice as the Department may require on a case-by-case basis under applicable regulations. Waterworks; contaminants; notification to customers. Requires a waterworks owner that receives a finished water test result from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved method for drinking water for any PFAS chemical subject to a PFAS advisory and such result that exceeds the notification concentration, as defined in the bill, to (i) report such result to the Department of Health, (ii) provide public notice in the required consumer confidence report provided to the waterworks owner's customers and by posting on the waterworks owner's website, and (iii) provide such additional public notice as the Department may require on a case-by-case basis under applicable regulations.

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Bill History

1/6/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101958D
Senate
1/6/2023
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
1/31/2023
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (12-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105859D-S1
Senate
2/2/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2023
Read second time
Senate
2/3/2023
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/3/2023
Committee substitute agreed to 23105859D-S1
Senate
2/3/2023
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1013S1
Senate
2/3/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2023
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/10/2023
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
House of Delegates
2/13/2023
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
2/22/2023
Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates

Amendments

Substitute for Committee: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Subcommittee: Chesapeake

Substitute for Committee: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Subcommittee: Chesapeake

2/13/2023Not Adopted

Substitute for SB1013 for S-Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Substitute for SB1013 for S-Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

1/31/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
2/13/2023
6
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/2/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (12-Y 0-N)
1/31/2023
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/3/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

John Edwards
John Edwards
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/20233.7 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/6/20233.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/2/202356.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/2023193.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/18/202356.5 KB