Legislation

Title: Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Love, Ivey, Allen, Boyce, Foley, Guyton, Healey, Lehman, J. Long, Ruth, Stein, and Terrasa
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to identify significant industrial users that currently and intentionally use PFAS chemicals by July 1, 2026; requiring the Department to develop certain PFAS monitoring and testing criteria for certain significant industrial users by January 1, 2025; requiring the Department by June 1, 2025, to develop PFAS action levels for addressing PFAS contamination from industrial discharge for pretreatment permits; requiring the Department to develop mitigation plans by September 1, 2025; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0956

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/07/2024 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/08/2024 Action Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2024 Legislative Date 3/11/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2024 Legislative Date 3/01/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {853520/1 Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2024 Legislative Date 3/01/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2024 Legislative Date 3/02/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (105-32) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2024 Legislative Date 2/29/2024 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 4/01/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {703821/1 Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Floor Amendment {933725/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/19/2024 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/19/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (106-30) Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/19/2024 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/09/2024 Legislative Date 5/09/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2024	2/07/2024	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
House	2/08/2024	2/08/2024	Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2024	3/11/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/12/2024	3/01/2024	Favorable with Amendments {853520/1 Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2024	3/01/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
House	3/13/2024	3/02/2024	Third Reading Passed (105-32)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2024	2/29/2024	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2024	4/01/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/01/2024	3/15/2024	Favorable with Amendments {703821/1 Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2024	3/15/2024	Floor Amendment {933725/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/01/2024	3/15/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2024	3/16/2024	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2024	3/19/2024	House Concurs Senate Amendments	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2024	3/19/2024	Third Reading Passed (106-30)	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2024	3/19/2024	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
Post Passage	5/09/2024	5/09/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556
			Text - Chapter - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)

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