# Virginia HB2407: Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.

Virginia HB2407, Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Phillip A. Scott (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2407-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2407
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: Phillip A. Scott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phillip A. Scott (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2749-LeVere Bolling (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-01-30: Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2749-LeVere Bolling (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2025-01-17: Impact statement from CLG (HB2407) (House)
- 2025-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2407) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100594D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016237.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016236.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016237.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016236.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-HB2407-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).