An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of General Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for water bottle filling stations.

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1259 PRINTER'S NO. 2857
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1139
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WARREN, SANCHEZ, KHAN, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS,
SCHLOSSBERG, SAMUELSON, BRENNAN, FREEMAN, McANDREW, CERRATO
AND MALAGARI, APRIL 4, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in powers and duties of the Department of
General Services and its departmental administrative and
advisory boards and commissions, providing for water bottle
filling stations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
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section to read:
Section 2422. Water Bottle Filling Stations.--(a) This
section is intended to:
(1) Encourage the consumption of potable water using
reusable water bottles as an alternative to single-use
disposable water bottles or sugar-sweetened beverages.
(2) Provide consumers with a convenient means, in visible
and user-friendly locations, to fill reusable water bottles with
clean, potable water.
(3) Provide a more environmentally friendly alternative
regarding potable water.
(4) Provide consumers with a more cost-effective alternative
regarding potable water.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, standards
relating to water bottle filling stations shall comply with the
act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the
"Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and other applicable
plumbing standards.
(c) The following general standards shall apply:
(1) A water bottle filling station shall not be:
(i) accessible to the mouth of a drinker;
(ii) subject to immersion; or
(iii) installed within a restroom.
(2) A water bottle filling station may discharge water
directly or indirectly into a separate or combination drainage
system.
(d) Water bottle filling stations shall be installed as
follows:
(1) For each building or structure of the Commonwealth which
is constructed after the effective date of this subsection, a
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water bottle filling station shall be installed where a drinking
fountain is required to be installed.
(2) For each building or structure of this Commonwealth that
undergoes a major improvement involving plumbing or pipe fitting
infrastructure after the effective date of this subsection, a
water bottle filling station shall be installed where an
operational drinking fountain is or was required to be
installed.
(e) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations as
necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
(f) The following words and phrases when used in this
section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Department." The Department of General Services of the
Commonwealth.
"Water bottle filling station." A unit which:
(1) supplies potable water to a water bottle from a downward
facing water orifice;
(2) delivers a minimum of eight gallons per hour of water at
a temperature of not more than fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit;
(3) is mounted on the wall or floor;
(4) is a separate unit or a combination unit that includes a
drinking fountain; and
(5) INCORPORATES A THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED WATER FILTER
CERTIFIED TO NSF/ANSI 53 FOR LEAD REDUCTION; AND
(5) (6) complies with all applicable water quality standards
under the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the
"Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act."
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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