HB 938 (Clark) Self-reporting of PFAS manufacture and use for PFAS assessment; DEQ; industrial wastewater; POTWs

Requires every POTW to require certain new or existing industrial users to self-report use of PFAS substances as part of a pretreatment program. Requires every POTW receiving such self-report of PFAS from an industrial user to convey the information to DEQ within 90 days of receipt. Amends the defined meaning of "use of PFAS" to exclude use of surface water or groundwater supply from the definition. Currently, "use of PFAS" does not include manufacturing equipment that contains PFAS. Directs any industrial user required to self-report use of PFAS to submit such report within 90 days of notification from the publicly owned treatment works of this reporting requirement and requires the publicly owned treatment works to notify relevant industrial users of the requirement to self-report use of PFAS within 90 days of notification from the Department to make such notification. Requires DEQ to notify POTW of the industrial user self-reporting requirements within 30 days of the bill's effective date. Directs PFAS Expert Advisory Committee to include in its 2026 report recommendations on the development of an inventory of PFAS testing methodologies and control technologies for industrial sources. https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB938

 

HACNR; Subc Chesapeake

HACNR Subc recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from HACNR with substitute; re-referred to Approps subc: Comm/Ag/Nat Resources (20-Y 2-N)

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A)

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)