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HB1415 • 2025

An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, further providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.

An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, further providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
ISAACSON
Last action
2025-06-04
Official status
Re-referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, June 4, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, further providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.

An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, further providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, further providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-04 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION

    Re-reported with request to re-refer to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, June 4, 2025

  2. 2025-06-04 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION

    Re-referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, June 4, 2025

  3. 2025-05-06 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, May 6, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, further providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 1616
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1415
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, MERSKI, HARKINS, K.HARRIS, HILL-EVANS,
MALAGARI, PROBST, RIVERA, SANCHEZ, WAXMAN AND HOHENSTEIN,
MAY 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 6, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), entitled "An
act providing for safe drinking water; imposing powers and
duties on the Department of Environmental Resources in
relation thereto; and appropriating certain funds," further
providing for powers and duties of Environmental Quality
Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206,
No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 4. Powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.
* * *
(d) Testing requirement.--The Environmental Quality Board
shall require each entry point for a public water system to be
tested at least once per year for levels of perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances, regardless of previous test results
for an entry point.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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