# Virginia HB2749: Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.

Virginia HB2749, Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2749
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (626 yes, 97 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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 incorporates HB 2407 and is identical to SB 1408.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 97 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (60)

- 2025-04-02: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672) (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: Reenrolled bill text (HB2749ER2) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reenrolled (House)
- 2025-04-02: Enacted, Chapter 672 (Effective 07/01/25) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by President as reenrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled (House)
- 2025-04-02: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor)
- 2025-04-02: House concurred in Governor's recommendation Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-03-24: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2749) (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled bill reprinted 25107310D (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled bill reprinted 25107310D (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Amended by conference committee
- 2025-02-21: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senators: Favola, Reeves, Boysko (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Delegates: LeVere Bolling, Henson, Scott, P.A. (House)
- 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2749) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25107310D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2025-02-03: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to (House)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-02: Read first time (House)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2749) (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106219D-H1 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Incorporates HB2407(Scott, P.A.) (House)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-24: Assigned sub: Health (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2749) (House)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-17: Presented and ordered printed 25105319D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079216.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079215.PDF)
- Reenrolled, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074967.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074966.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074792.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068917.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068916.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2025-02-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066464.HTML)
- Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052219.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047681.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052218.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047680.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034881.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034880.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031387.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031386.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022532.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022531.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- 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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079216.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079215.PDF)
- [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074967.HTML)
- [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074966.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074792.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068917.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068916.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066464.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052219.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047681.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1052218.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1047680.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034881.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034880.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031387.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1031386.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022532.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022531.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-HB2749-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).