# Virginia HB1295: Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems.

Virginia HB1295, Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Health and Human Services) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1295-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1295
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment systems.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-10
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Health and Human Services
- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-02-08: Continued to 2025 in Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-06: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-01: Impact statement from DPB (HB1295) (House)
- 2024-01-23: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2024-01-10: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-01-10: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2024-01-10: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101405D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-19: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1295)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1295)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1295-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).