School boards, local; lead testing of potable water in schools.
Summary
Requires each local school board to develop and implement a plan to test for lead and, if necessary, remediate potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as high priority for testing, giving priority in such testing plan to schools whose school building was constructed, in whole or in part, before 1986.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Signed Mar 20, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 20, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 628 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment (99-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Landis agreed to
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1359S1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104365D-S1
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100665D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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