Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 20 D cosponsors

HB 578 — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, providing for maximum contaminant levels.

Last action — Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, Feb. 12, 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (20 D).

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Summary

Chemicals in Drinking Water (Former HB 604)

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes a maximum contaminant level for certain substances in drinking water and provides conditions for its modification.

  • Section 4.1

    Maximum contaminant levels. (a) Level.--Notwithstanding section 4(a) and except as provided under subsection (b), the maximum contaminant level for polyfluoroalkyl and perfluorinated substances, including, but not limited to, perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorononanoic acid and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, shall not exceed 10 parts per trillion. (b) Testing.--If a maximum contaminant level for a substance under subsection (a) is established by the Environmental Quality Board, an executive order of the Governor or the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the maximum contaminant level shall supersede the maximum contaminant level under subsection (a). (c) Publication.--If a maximum contaminant level is established under subsection (b), the department shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

    This section sets a specific maximum contaminant level for certain substances in drinking water and outlines how this level can be modified.

Action History

  1. Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, Feb. 12, 2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 233 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (233)

233 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 578 do?
Chemicals in Drinking Water (Former HB 604)
Who sponsors HB 578?
HB 578 is sponsored by Keith S. Harris (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), MaryLouise Isaacson (Democratic), Heather Boyd (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Steve Samuelson (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Mandy Steele (Democratic), Scott Conklin (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), and Chris Pielli (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 578?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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