Virginia House Bill 348

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-18 - Left in Committee Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Residential Well Water Testing and Treatment Program and Fund; established.

Del. Ellen McLaughlin [R]

Del. Nadarius Clark [D]

Del. Chris Runion [R]

Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2026-02-11 - House - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-26 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-18	House	Left in Committee Appropriations
2026-02-11	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
2026-02-10	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB348)
2026-01-29	House	Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
2026-01-28	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2026-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
2026-01-26	House	House subcommittee offered
2026-01-19	House	Assigned HACNR sub: Chesapeake
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2026-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102323D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB348
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB348/text/HB348
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB348/text/HB348AHC1
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB348/text/HB348AHC2
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB348/text/HB348AH1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138737.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB348/20261/H01002V2610410
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB348/20261/H01V2610688
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB348/20261/H02005V2612826