Legislation - HB1621

Title: Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Requirements
Sponsored by: Delegates Grammer, Behler, and Guyton
Status: In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring certain wastewater treatment plants to maintain a publicly accessible website on which certain information relating to certain discharges is required to be published in a certain manner; and requiring certain wastewater treatment plants to begin certain testing within 24 hours after a bypass, overflow, or treatment failure that requires testing for certain chemicals or bacteria.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/21/2026 Legislative Date 2/21/2026 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Monitoring, Reporting, and Requirements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 3/10/2026 Action Rereferred to Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 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 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 4/03/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {453825/1 Adopted Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Requirements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (127-5) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2026 Legislative Date 4/10/2026 Action Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2026 Legislative Date 4/10/2026 Action Hearing 4/10 at 3:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/13/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/21/2026	2/21/2026	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
			Text - First - Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Monitoring, Reporting, and Requirements
House	3/10/2026	3/10/2026	Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
House	3/11/2026	3/11/2026	Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/13/2026	3/13/2026	Hearing canceled
House	3/13/2026	3/13/2026	Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	4/03/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Favorable with Amendments {453825/1 Adopted	55 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	55 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Requirements
House	4/06/2026	3/19/2026	Third Reading Passed (127-5)	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2026	3/18/2026	Referred Rules	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2026	4/10/2026	Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/10/2026	4/10/2026	Hearing 4/10 at 3:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	4/13/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

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