Department of Health; rulemaking process, use of rainwater, report.
Summary
Requests the Department of Health to evaluate and allow for stakeholder input on additional issues related to use of rainwater as part of the rulemaking process pursuant to a 2018 Act of Assembly, including (i) the conditions under which rainwater may appropriately be used and for what purposes; (ii) standards for the use of rainwater for human consumption; (iii) standards for rainwater harvesting systems, including systems that collect rainwater for human consumption and systems that collect rainwater for use by commercial enterprises but not human consumption; (iv) a requirement that buildings that draw water from both rainwater harvesting systems and public water supplies maintain appropriate cross-connection safeguards; and (v) training and certification requirements for installers of rainwater harvesting systems, including installers of rainwater harvesting systems installed in buildings that draw water from both rainwater harvesting systems and public water supplies. The Department is also requested to provide an update on the status of the rulemaking process to the General Assembly by November 1, 2019.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Last action Feb 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 19, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 19, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules by voice vote
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Assigned Rules sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103885D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
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