WV SB485 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-4)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - To Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - To Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create the PFAS Protection Act. The bill: requires the DEP to identify and address PFAS sources impacting public water systems; requires facilities that have recently used PFAS chemicals to report their use to DEP, requires permits to be updated to require monitoring of PFAS chemicals for facilities that report their use; and requires DEP to propose rules to adopt water quality criteria for certain PFAS chemicals after they are finalized by the USEPA.
Title
PFAS Protection Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | Senate | To Finance |
| 2023-02-07 | Senate | Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | To Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance |
| 2023-01-26 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 11C | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 11C | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 11C | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 22 | 11C | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
