Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1295: Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1295 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems. Primary sponsor: Ellen McLaughlin (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Health and Human Services.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen McLaughlin | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Terry Kilgore | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 45 |
| Chris Runion | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Mike Webert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Health and Human Services
- Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1295)
- Assigned sub: Health
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101405D