Drinking water testing.
Summary
Requires each person or entity having authority over a school building to test the drinking water in the school building before January 1, 2023, to determine whether the drinking water equals or exceeds the action level for lead of 15 parts per billion. Provides that the testing requirement is satisfied if the drinking water of a school building: (1) was tested during the lead sampling program for school buildings conducted by the Indiana finance authority (IFA) in 2017 and 2018; (2) is tested in the lead sampling program conducted by the IFA in 2019 and 2020; or has otherwise been tested for compliance with the federal drinking water standards at least once since 2016. Requires that drinking water in school buildings located in Lake County be tested at least once in each period of two calendar years beginning in 2023. Provides that if a test of the drinking water of a school building indicates the presence of lead in the water equal to or greater than 15 parts per billion, the person or entity having authority over the school building is required to take action to reduce the lead levels in the drinking water to less than 15 parts per billion. Provides that the person or entity having authority over a school building that is subject to drinking water testing is required to seek state and federal money that is available for lead sampling or testing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Jan 30, 2020
How they voted
41–0
Passed
Total votes 41
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Amendments
7
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 10, 2020
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 344: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0)
senate
Mar 2, 2020
Amended
Amendment #1 (Stoops) failed; Roll Call 266: yeas 15, nays 34
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Randolph Lonnie M) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 30, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-2-7)
house
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #8 (Jackson) prevailed; Roll Call 127: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Errington) prevailed; Roll Call 126: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carolyn Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
P
MS
Mark Stoops
DDemocratic
P
Rick Niemeyer
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
DW
David Wolkins
RRepublican
Co
Earl Harris
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
Co
Jim Buck
RRepublican
Co
JR
John Ruckelshaus
RRepublican
Co
Mike Aylesworth
RRepublican
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