HB 1947 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Reducing satellite management agency requirements for simple group B public water systems.

HB 1947 removes the requirement for certain small public water systems to be managed by a satellite management agency. It specifically exempts "simple" Group B water systems that do not need water treatment, provide fire flow, have atmospheric storage, or serve 10 or more connections. This change applies directly to small community water systems (serving fewer than 10 connections without the listed features) that previously faced mandatory satellite management. The law, effective July 27, 2025, streamlines regulatory requirements for these systems by allowing them to operate independently under state oversight.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed Apr 11, 2025
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Bill Passed Legislature · 3 edits
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The document changed from a House Bill text to a formal Certification of Enrollment, which is an official record confirming the bill was passed by both chambers of the legislature. This change adds the final vote counts, dates of passage, and signatures of the Chief Clerk and Secretary of State, serving as the legal proof that the law is ready to be signed by the Governor. No substantive policy, funding, or eligibility changes were made to the actual content of the bill.
ENFORCEMENT

Added formal certification text, vote counts, and signatures to officially validate the bill's passage.

TIMELINE

Recorded specific dates for House passage (March 8, 2025) and Senate passage (April 3, 2025).

TECHNICAL

Removed the original bill title header and replaced it with the certification document header.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Mar 8, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 11, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
ANR - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
ENVI - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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