AN ACT CONCERNING SEWAGE DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
HB 7247 establishes a working group to assess sewage disposal regulations - specifically nitrogen limits and their impact on housing development, public health, and the environment - and provide recommendations by February 2026. The bill delays the deadline for updating sewage disposal regulations from July 2025 to July 2026, requiring the Department of Public Health to consult the working group before amending rules. It clarifies that systems with a capacity of 10,000 gallons per day or less (including household, small commercial, and small community sewerage systems) will be subject to new standardized requirements. The bill directly affects housing developers, municipalities, septic system installers, and health officials, with no fiscal impact to state or local governments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Last action Apr 15, 2025
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This bill establishes a working group to evaluate sewage disposal requirements and their impact on housing, public health, and the environment. The working group must include representatives from various stakeholder associations related to construction, planning, health, and engineering. The bill also sets a timeline for the commissioner to post a notice of intent to amend regulations regarding small community sewerage systems and household sewage disposal systems by July 1, 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include specific stakeholder representation requirements for the working group, ensuring diverse input from construction, planning, health, and engineering sectors.
REQUIREMENT
Added requirement that the working group include representatives from residential construction trade associations, municipal planners, municipal health directors, septic system installers, and professional engineers and soil scientists.
TIMELINE
Modified the timeline for submitting the working group report from February 1, 2026, to remain the same but added a requirement to consult with the working group before amending regulations by July 1, 2026.
DEFINITION
Added definitions for small community sewerage systems and household and small commercial subsurface sewage disposal systems, including capacity thresholds of ten thousand gallons per day or less.
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Mar 28, 2025
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Joint Favorable Substitute
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Mar 19, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health
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