HB 2245: DOH; INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; NEARSHORE WATERS; SHORELINES; DENITRIFICATION CAPACITY
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-06
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-10: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Beginning 7/1/2027, requires newly installed or modified individual wastewater systems that are near the shoreline or on highly porous soils to include denitrification capacity. Requires the Department of Health to reduce requirements for disposal systems connected to wastewater systems with denitrification capacity. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
5MINFeb 5, 2026
House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
59SECFeb 5, 2026