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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0277* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 277 | |
| 11 | 8 | M3 5lr0704 | |
| 12 | 9 | HB 841/24 – ENT (PRE–FILED) CF SB 96 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Ruth, Lehman, Charkoudian, Ebersole, Fair, Feldmark, Foley, | |
| 14 | 11 | Palakovich Carr, Stein, Terrasa, Vogel, Wims, Woods, Woorman, and Wu | |
| 15 | - | Wu, and Healey | |
| 16 | 12 | Requested: August 23, 2024 | |
| 17 | 13 | Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025 | |
| 18 | 14 | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation | |
| 19 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 20 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 21 | - | Read second time: February 18, 2025 | |
| 22 | 15 | ||
| 23 | - | ||
| 16 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 24 | 17 | ||
| 25 | 18 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 26 | 19 | ||
| 27 | 20 | Environment – Water Bottle Filling Stations – Requirement 2 | |
| 28 | 21 | ||
| 29 | 22 | FOR the purpose of requiring that a water bottle filling station be installed in certain new 3 | |
| 30 | - | construction or as part of certain renovations beginning on a certain date, subject to 4 | |
| 31 | - | certain exceptions; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt 5 | |
| 32 | - | regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act; and generally relating to water 6 | |
| 33 | - | bottle filling stations. 7 | |
| 23 | + | construction or as part of certain renovations beginning on a certain date; requiring 4 | |
| 24 | + | the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions 5 | |
| 25 | + | of this Act; and generally relating to water bottle filling stations. 6 | |
| 34 | 26 | ||
| 35 | - | BY adding to | |
| 36 | - | Article – Environment | |
| 37 | - | Section 9–2701 through 9–2703 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 27. Water | |
| 38 | - | Bottle Filling Stations” | |
| 39 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 40 | - | (2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 27 | + | BY adding to 7 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Environment 8 | |
| 29 | + | Section 9–2701 through 9–2703 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 27. Water 9 | |
| 30 | + | Bottle Filling Stations” 10 | |
| 31 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 32 | + | (2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12 | |
| 41 | 33 | ||
| 42 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL | |
| 43 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 34 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 | |
| 35 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 | |
| 44 | 36 | ||
| 45 | - | Article – Environment | |
| 37 | + | Article – Environment 15 | |
| 46 | 38 | ||
| 47 | - | SUBTITLE 27. WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS. 17 | |
| 48 | - | 2 HOUSE BILL 277 | |
| 39 | + | SUBTITLE 27. WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS. 16 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | 9–2701. 17 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | IN THIS SUBTITLE: 18 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (1) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” MEANS A PLUMBING FIX TURE 19 | |
| 46 | + | CONNECTED TO THE POT ABLE WATER DISTRIBUT ION SYSTEM AND SANIT ARY 20 2 HOUSE BILL 277 | |
| 49 | 47 | ||
| 50 | 48 | ||
| 51 | - | 9–2701. 1 | |
| 49 | + | DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED AND INTE NDED FOR FILLING PER SONAL USE 1 | |
| 50 | + | WATER BOTTLES OR CON TAINERS AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN HEIGHT; AND 2 | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | - | | |
| 52 | + | (2) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” INCLUDES: 3 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | (1) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” MEANS A PLUMBING FIX TURE 3 | |
| 56 | - | CONNECTED TO THE POT ABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SANITARY 4 | |
| 57 | - | DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED AND INTE NDED FOR FILLING PER SONAL USE 5 | |
| 58 | - | WATER BOTTLES OR CON TAINERS AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN HEIGHT ; AND 6 | |
| 54 | + | (I) A STATION THAT IS SEPA RATE FROM OR INTEGRA L TO A 4 | |
| 55 | + | DRINKING FOUNTAIN ; AND 5 | |
| 59 | 56 | ||
| 60 | - | (2) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” INCLUDES: 7 | |
| 57 | + | (II) A STATION THAT INCORPO RATES A WATER FILTER AND 6 | |
| 58 | + | COOLING SYSTEM FOR C HILLING THE WATER . 7 | |
| 61 | 59 | ||
| 62 | - | (I) A STATION THAT IS SEPA RATE FROM OR INTEGRAL TO A 8 | |
| 63 | - | DRINKING FOUNTAIN ; AND 9 | |
| 60 | + | 9–2702. 8 | |
| 64 | 61 | ||
| 65 | - | (II) A FOR AN INTERIOR LOCAT ION OF A BUILDING , A STATION 10 | |
| 66 | - | THAT INCORPORATES A WATER FILTER AND COO LING SYSTEM FOR CHIL LING THE 11 | |
| 67 | - | WATER. 12 | |
| 62 | + | BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, A WATER BOTTLE FILLI NG STATION OR A 9 | |
| 63 | + | COMBINED WATER BOTTL E FILLING STATION AN D DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL: 10 | |
| 68 | 64 | ||
| 69 | - | 9–2702. 13 | |
| 65 | + | (1) BE INSTALLED IN ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR EACH DRINKING 11 | |
| 66 | + | FOUNTAIN REQUIRED UN DER THE CURRENT VERS ION OF THE INTERNATIONAL 12 | |
| 67 | + | PLUMBING CODE OR STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION ; 13 | |
| 70 | 68 | ||
| 71 | - | (A) BEGINNING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 14 | |
| 72 | - | SECTION, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, A AT LEAST ONE WATER BOTTLE FILLING 15 | |
| 73 | - | STATION OR A COMBINE D WATER BOTTLE FILLI NG STATION AND DRINK ING 16 | |
| 74 | - | FOUNTAIN SHALL : 17 | |
| 69 | + | (2) REPLACE A DRINKING FO UNTAIN LOCATED IN AN AREA OF A 14 | |
| 70 | + | BUILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF THE RENOVATION INCLUD ES REPLACING 15 | |
| 71 | + | THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN ; AND 16 | |
| 75 | 72 | ||
| 76 | - | ( | |
| 77 | - | ||
| 78 | - | VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE | |
| 79 | - | ||
| 73 | + | (3) BE INSTALLED IN ANY B UILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF 17 | |
| 74 | + | THE INSTALLATION OF A DRI NKING FOUNTAIN IS REQUIRED UNDER THE C URRENT 18 | |
| 75 | + | VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OR STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR 19 | |
| 76 | + | REGULATION . 20 | |
| 80 | 77 | ||
| 81 | - | (2) REPLACE A DRINKING FO UNTAIN LOCATED IN AN AREA OF A 22 | |
| 82 | - | BUILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF THE RENOVATION INCLUDES REPLACING 23 | |
| 83 | - | THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN; AND 24 | |
| 78 | + | 9–2703. 21 | |
| 84 | 79 | ||
| 85 | - | (3) BE INSTALLED IN ANY B UILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF 25 | |
| 86 | - | THE INSTALLATION OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS REQUIRED UNDER TH E CURRENT 26 | |
| 87 | - | VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED BY THE STATE OR 27 | |
| 88 | - | STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION . 28 | |
| 80 | + | THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS TO 22 | |
| 81 | + | CARRY OUT THE PROVI SIONS OF THIS SUBTIT LE. 23 | |
| 89 | 82 | ||
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| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | ||
| 83 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 24 | |
| 84 | + | apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 25 | |
| 85 | + | application to any new construction under contract before the effective date of this Act. 26 | |
| 93 | 86 | ||
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | (1) A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN A BUILDING LOCATED I N A 1 | |
| 96 | - | COMMERCIAL OR INDUST RIAL AREA IS REPLACE D WITH NO OTHER RENO VATIONS 2 | |
| 97 | - | MADE; OR 3 | |
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | (2) A BUILDING LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL OR INDU STRIAL AREA 4 | |
| 100 | - | HAS POTABLE WATER AV AILABLE THROUGH A SO URCE OTHER THAN A DR INKING 5 | |
| 101 | - | FOUNTAIN, INCLUDING A KITCHEN . 6 | |
| 102 | - | ||
| 103 | - | 9–2703. 7 | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 105 | - | THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS TO 8 | |
| 106 | - | CARRY OUT THE PROVIS IONS OF THIS SUBTITL E. 9 | |
| 107 | - | ||
| 108 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That this Act shall be construed to 10 | |
| 109 | - | apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 11 | |
| 110 | - | application to any new construction under contract before the effective date of this Act. 12 | |
| 111 | - | ||
| 112 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13 | |
| 113 | - | 1, 2025. 14 | |
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| 118 | - | Approved: | |
| 119 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 120 | - | Governor. | |
| 121 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 122 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 123 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 124 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 87 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27 | |
| 88 | + | 1, 2025. 28 |