HB2407
Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Health; waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies; negligence.
Requires owners of waterworks to report any operational anomaly that could affect water quality, public health, or service continuity to the Virginia Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water (the Office) within 24 hours of discovery. The bill requires any critical equipment failure, including a pump failure or any other ... (More) malfunction that poses an immediate risk to public health or disrupts water service to be reported to the Office within six hours of discovery. Under the bill, failure to comply with the reporting requirements constitutes negligence and failure to comply with the critical equipment failure reporting requirements constitutes gross negligence. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100594D
- 01/08/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2407)
- 01/17/2025 - House: Impact statement from CLG (HB2407)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Health
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2749-LeVere Bolling (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote)
