HB 586 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

PFOA, PFOS, and PFAS; substances in public drinking water.

Summary

Commissioner of Health; study of the occurrence of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorobutyrate (PFBA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Commonwealth's public drinking water; report. Directs the Commissioner of Health to convene a work group to study the occurrence of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorobutyrate (PFBA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as deemed necessary, in the Commonwealth's public drinking water and to develop recommendations for specific maximum contaminant levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFNA, and other PFAS, as deemed necessary, for inclusion in regulations of the Board of Health applicable to waterworks.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Signed Apr 2, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 2, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 611 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 2, 2020

Introduced

Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendment (35-Y 1-N)

upper

Feb 28, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 28, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 28, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 26, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

upper

Feb 20, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Feb 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2020

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB586H1

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20106820D-H1

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Assigned HWI sub: Health

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Jan 6, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104407D

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors