Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems.
Summary
Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels; water treatment systems; Rural Water Supply Program and Fund established. Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations to utilize point-of-use or point-of-entry drinking water treatment or filtration to remove or significantly reduce concentrations of contaminants of concern that meet or exceed any maximum contaminant level or health advisory for the same contaminant adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The bill also establishes the Rural Water Supply Program and Fund to allow the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water to test and treat contaminated drinking water for individuals on private wells and small rural public water systems.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ellen McLaughlin
RRepublican
Co
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
Mike Webert
RRepublican
Co
Terry Kilgore
RRepublican
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