---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the regulation of polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking and surface waters"
description: "An act relating to the regulation of polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking and surface waters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 49"
citation: "Vermont S 49 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Bray"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/941f2b04-c831-455c-9eb7-fd41949f0648"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/391"
source_hash: "7200b0e6fdb87a4eceb79a58313ceae5a7612b8dd2f8c016c68f4b013f907f55"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont S 49 (2019-2020) — An act relating to the regulation of polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking and surface waters

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0049/S-0049%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT021/ACT021%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT021/ACT021%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0049/S-0049%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0049/S-0049%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 135, Nays = 1 — **135–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christopher Bray — primary (person)
- Brian Campion — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Mark MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Balint — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2019-03-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-03-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2019-03-12** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-03-12** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2019-03-12** Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2019-03-12** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2019-03-12** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-03-13** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-03-13** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-15** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2019-04-16** Read Second Time
- **2019-04-16** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill reported for the committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2019-04-16** Proposal of amendment of the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife agreed to
- **2019-04-16** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 135, Nays = 1
- **2019-04-16** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-04-17** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment `passage`
- **2019-04-19** House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2019-04-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-04-19** House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-04-23** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-04-24** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-04-25** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-04-26** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- **2019-04-26** House proposal of amendment; text
- **2019-04-26** House proposal of amendment concurred in
- **2019-04-26** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Delivered to Governor on May 9, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Signed by Governor on May 15, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-16** Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 15, 2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/941f2b04-c831-455c-9eb7-fd41949f0648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).