VirginiaHB24072025 Regular SessionHouse

Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.

Sponsored By: Phillip A. Scott (Republican)

Failed

Summary

Department of Health; waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies; negligence. Requires owners of waterworks to report any operational anomaly that could affect water quality, public health, or service continuity to the Virginia Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water (the Office) within 24 hours of discovery. The bill requires any critical equipment failure, including a pump failure or any other malfunction that poses an immediate risk to public health or disrupts water service to be reported to the Office within six hours of discovery. Under the bill, failure to comply with the reporting requirements constitutes negligence and failure to comply with the critical equipment failure reporting requirements constitutes gross negligence.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Phillip A. Scott

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 1/30/2025

Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 1/28/2025

Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2749-LeVere Bolling (Voice Vote)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote)

    1/30/2025House
  2. Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2749-LeVere Bolling (Voice Vote)

    1/28/2025House
  3. Assigned sub: Health

    1/24/2025House
  4. Impact statement from CLG (HB2407)

    1/17/2025House
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2407)

    1/14/2025House
  6. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

    1/8/2025House
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100594D

    1/8/2025House

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