republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-1257.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drinking water supplies and waterworks; maximum contaminant levels, effective date, report."
description: "Drinking water supplies; maximum contaminant levels. Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in public drinking water systems for (i) perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and for such other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as the Board deems necessary; (ii) chromium-6; and (iii) 1,4-dioxane. The bill requires such MCLs to be protective of public health, including the health of vulnerable subpopulations, and to be no higher than any MCL or health advisory adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the same contaminant. The bill directs the Department of Health to report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on the status of research related to MCLs by November 1, 2020, and submit a final report by October 1, 2021, detailing the MCL regulations established by the Department of Health. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. "
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1257"
citation: "Virginia HB 1257 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3e35bdc-a062-42fe-b944-e89459f7cd3c"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1257"
source_hash: "8e0a62e6903cc0c76e0495afdb70cd4ac36a9b9677c71647793c91bc32a8c59f"
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-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1257 (2020) — Drinking water supplies and waterworks; maximum contaminant levels, effective date, report.

Drinking water supplies; maximum contaminant levels. Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in public drinking water systems for (i) perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and for such other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as the Board deems necessary; (ii) chromium-6; and (iii) 1,4-dioxane. The bill requires such MCLs to be protective of public health, including the health of vulnerable subpopulations, and to be no higher than any MCL or health advisory adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the same contaminant. The bill directs the Department of Health to report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on the status of research related to MCLs by November 1, 2020, and submit a final report by October 1, 2021, detailing the MCL regulations established by the Department of Health. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. 

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1097)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1097)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1257ER)
3. **Engrossed by House as amended HB1257E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1257E)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1257)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1257)
5. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1257S1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1257S1)

## Votes

- VOTE: Passage (58-Y 40-N) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (62-Y 36-N) — **61–36** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) — **23–16** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — **14–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
- Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy D. Guy — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101226D `introduction`
- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-17** Assigned HWI sub: Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB1257)
- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
- **2020-01-28** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-31** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2020-01-31** Engrossed by House as amended HB1257E
- **2020-01-31** Printed as engrossed 20101226D-E
- **2020-02-03** Read third time and passed House (58-Y 40-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-03** VOTE: Passage (58-Y 40-N)
- **2020-02-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB1257E)
- **2020-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-21** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-27** Committee substitute printed 20108563D-S1 `substitution`
- **2020-02-28** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-02** Passed by for the day
- **2020-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB1257S1)
- **2020-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-03** Passed by for the day
- **2020-03-04** Passed by for the day
- **2020-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** Reading of substitute waived
- **2020-03-05** Committee substitute agreed to 20108565D-S1
- **2020-03-05** Passed by temporarily
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1257S1
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108565D-S1 (62-Y 36-N)
- **2020-03-05** VOTE: Adoption (62-Y 36-N)
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled
- **2020-03-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB1257ER)
- **2020-03-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-12** Signed by President
- **2020-03-17** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- **2020-03-17** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1097 (effective 1/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3e35bdc-a062-42fe-b944-e89459f7cd3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).