Delaware House Bill 337 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-4)
Status: Introduced on May 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-16 - Amendment HA 1 to HB 337 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act mandates that the Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to establish Maximum Contaminant Levels for specific contaminants found in drinking water in this state. Such contaminants include PFOA and PFOS, which are man-made chemicals that have been used in industries in this state. These chemicals were found to be associated with increased risks of chronic diseases. The Environmental Protection Agency, thus far, has not established a maximum contaminant levels, but only health advisories. The establishment of maximum contaminant levels is essential in order to protect the health and safety of all Delawareans from dangerous contaminants in drinking water.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Drinking Water.

Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Sean Matthews [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Raymond Seigfried [D]	Rep. John Viola [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-16		Amendment HA 1 to HB 337 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2020-05-29		Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48115
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=48115&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB337