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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRINKING WATER. This Act mandates that the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Division of Public Health 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. In certain studies, 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 have issued health advisories. The establishment of maximum contaminant levels is essential in order to protect the health and safety of all Delawareans from contaminants in drinking water. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 151 HB 8 Delaware HB 8 (151)
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Andria L. Bennett
Bryan Townsend
Bryan W. Shupe
Daniel B. Short
Debra Heffernan
Kendra Johnson
Krista Griffith
Marie Pinkney
Melissa Minor-Brown
Stephanie L. Hansen
Trey Paradee
Valerie Longhurst
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Delaware HB 8 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRINKING WATER.

This Act mandates that the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Division of Public Health 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. In certain studies, 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 have issued health advisories. The establishment of maximum contaminant levels is essential in order to protect the health and safety of all Delawareans from contaminants in drinking water.

Version chain

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

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
  2. HA 2 to HB 8 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SA 1 to HB 8 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 410 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 200 (pass) · upper
  • SM — 400 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Andria L. Bennett — primary (person)
  • Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
  • Bryan W. Shupe — primary (person)
  • Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
  • Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
  • Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
  • Krista Griffith — primary (person)
  • Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
  • Melissa Minor-Brown — primary (person)
  • Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
  • Trey Paradee — primary (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
  • David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
  • Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
  • Franklin D. Cooke — cosponsor (person)
  • Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
  • John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
  • Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
  • Ronald E. Gray — cosponsor (person)
  • Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)
  • Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
  • William J. Carson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-03-11 Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 Amendment HA 1 to HB 8 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2021-03-23 Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-04-29 Amendment HA 1 to HB 8 - Stricken in House
  • 2021-04-29 Amendment HA 2 to HB 8 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-29 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
  • 2021-04-29 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-05-18 Amendment SA 1 to HB 8 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2021-05-20 Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-05-20 Amendment SA 1 to HB 8 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT amendment-passage
  • 2021-05-20 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2021-06-08 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2021-10-20 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/74d4c16e-504b-4631-856f-ad8e7c428898. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).