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type: "Bill"
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title: "Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in water supplies and waterworks; Board of Health regulations."
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description: "Board of Health; regulations; maximum contaminant levels in water supplies and waterworks; effective date. Provides that the Board of Health shall review the recommendations of any work group convened by the Commissioner of Health after July 1, 2022, to study the occurrence of certain contaminants in public drinking water prior to adopting regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in all water supplies and waterworks in the Commonwealth for (i) perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and such other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as the Board deems necessary, (ii) chromium-6, and (iii) 1,4-dioxane. The bill also provides the Commissioner the option of establishing a work group to study the occurrence of such contaminants and to report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health by December 1, 2022."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 919"
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citation: "Virginia HB 919 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Robert D. Orrock, Sr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2022-01-12"
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last_action: "2022-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b1aeb0f-6c0f-4723-b39b-0d3d06b6b8a0"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB919"
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source_hash: "b1e49f91fe5dddef967d600e944b120919977c88f20c9e9a64d488b9336e2b82"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 919 (2022) — Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in water supplies and waterworks; Board of Health regulations.
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Board of Health; regulations; maximum contaminant levels in water supplies and waterworks; effective date. Provides that the Board of Health shall review the recommendations of any work group convened by the Commissioner of Health after July 1, 2022, to study the occurrence of certain contaminants in public drinking water prior to adopting regulations establishing maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in all water supplies and waterworks in the Commonwealth for (i) perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and such other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as the Board deems necessary, (ii) chromium-6, and (iii) 1,4-dioxane. The bill also provides the Commissioner the option of establishing a work group to study the occurrence of such contaminants and to report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health by December 1, 2022.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0585** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0585)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105741D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB919H1)
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3. **HB919ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB919ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101208D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB919)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: (80-Y 20-N) — **79–20** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (83-Y 15-N) — **82–15** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Robert D. Orrock, Sr. — primary (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101208D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB919)
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- **2022-01-21** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-08** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-08** Committee substitute printed 22105741D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-10** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-11** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-11** Committee substitute agreed to 22105741D-H1
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- **2022-02-11** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB919H1
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- **2022-02-14** Read third time and passed House (80-Y 20-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-14** VOTE: (80-Y 20-N)
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- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-17** Impact statement from DPB (HB919H1)
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- **2022-02-21** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-22** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-24** Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-28** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-03-01** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-03** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2022-03-03** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2022-03-03** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2022-03-03** Finance and Appropriations Committee amendments #s 1,2,3 agreed to
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- **2022-03-03** Finance and Appropriations Committee amendment #4 rejected
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- **2022-03-03** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2022-03-03** Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-07** Senate amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 15-N)
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- **2022-03-07** VOTE: Adoption (83-Y 15-N)
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- **2022-03-10** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB919ER)
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b1aeb0f-6c0f-4723-b39b-0d3d06b6b8a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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