Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Fund; established.
Summary
Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Fund. Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations to utilize point-of-use or point-of-entry drinking water treatment or filtration systems to remove or significantly reduce concentrations of perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and other established and emerging contaminants of concern that meet or exceed maximum contaminant levels or health advisory levels for the same contaminant adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or, in the in the absence of an EPA health advisory for such contaminant, a contaminant level determined by the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water. The bill also establishes the Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Program Fund to allow the Department to test and treat contaminated drinking water through grants for the use of eligible treatment or filtration systems in private residential wells. This bill is a recommendation of the State Water Commission.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Appropriations
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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