# Virginia HB348: Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Fund; established.

Virginia HB348, Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Fund; established., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB348
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Fund; established.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Appropriations
- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (37 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Fund. 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 perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and other established and emerging contaminants of concern that meet or exceed maximum contaminant levels or health advisory levels for the same contaminant adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or, in the in the absence of an EPA health advisory for such contaminant, a contaminant level determined by the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water. The bill also establishes the Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Program Fund to allow the Department to test and treat contaminated drinking water through grants for the use of eligible treatment or filtration systems in private residential wells. This bill is a recommendation of the State Water Commission.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB348) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-26: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102323D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103083.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097038.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097183.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083947.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083946.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103083.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097038.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097183.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083947.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083946.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliator…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB348-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).