HB 348 VA

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Introduced

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.

• Ellen H. McLaughlin · primary

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

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment · HTML
• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment · HTML
• Chesapeake Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML