# Virginia HB2300: Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment or filtration systems.

Virginia HB2300, Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment or filtration systems., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-31 (Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2300
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels, water treatment or filtration systems.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-31, Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health & Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (40 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels; water treatment or filtration systems; Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Program 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 systems 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 Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Program Fund to allow the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water to test and treat contaminated drinking water through grants for the use of eligible treatment or filtration systems in private residential wells.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Tabled in Appropriations | pass | 12 | 10 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-01-31: Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25104746D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 0-N 1-A) (House)
- 2025-01-30: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2300) (House)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101679D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034906.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034905.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033987.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033986.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015827.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015826.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034906.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034905.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033987.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1033986.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015827.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015826.PDF)

## 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-HB2300-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).