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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1408: Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1408 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence. Primary sponsor: Bryce Reeves (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631).

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.

Department of Health; waterworks; mandatory reporting. Requires owners of waterworks to report any critical equipment failure or malfunction or contaminant release to the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water as soon as practicable but no more than two hours after discovery. The bill also requires owners of waterworks that are required to submit a monthly operating report to the Office to include any noncritical equipment failure or malfunction that could adversely affect water quality, public health, or service continuity in such report. This bill is identical to HB 2749.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryce ReevesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Phil ScottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)
  2. Enacted, Chapter 631 (Effective 07/01/2025)
  3. Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  4. Signed by President as reenrolled
  5. Reenrolled bill text (SB1408ER2)
  6. Reenrolled
  7. Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
  9. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  10. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  11. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  12. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source