SB 324 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

2025 Safe Drinking Water Act.

SB 324, the 2025 Safe Drinking Water Act, requires North Carolina's Commission for Public Health to establish safe limits for harmful chemicals in drinking water by October 2025. It directly affects all North Carolina residents by mandating maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for specific toxins like PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, hexavalent chromium, and 1,4-Dioxane - chemicals linked to cancer or serious health risks. The bill directs the Commission to base these limits on scientific evidence from other states and federal agencies, ensuring protections for vulnerable groups like children and pregnant people, while aligning with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards. The law also requires annual reviews to update these limits as new health science becomes available.

Issues: ✓ Environment ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Mar 19, 2025

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This document shows administrative formatting changes to a legislative bill rather than substantive policy modifications. The bill number format was updated from a reference code to a standard bill identifier, and the filing information was reorganized to include the Rules and Operations committee referral date.

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Bill reference code changed from DRS35141-MH-80A to S324-v-1, indicating a version update in the document tracking system

Added page number '1' and committee referral information showing the bill was referred to Rules and Operations of the Senate on March 19, 2025

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Mar 19, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 18, 2025

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2 primary · 8 co-sponsors