Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB96 Compare Versions

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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		sb0096
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10	7		SENATE BILL 96
11	8		M3 5lr0706
12	9		(PRE–FILED) CF HB 277
13	10		By: Senator Brooks
14	11		Requested: August 23, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 14, 2025
20	14
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
24	18
25	19		Environment – Water Bottle Filling Stations – Requirement 2
26	20
27	21		FOR the purpose of requiring that a water bottle filling station be installed in certain new 3
28		-	construction or as part of certain renovations beginning on a certain date, subject to 4
29		-	certain exceptions; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt 5
30		-	regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act; and generally relating to water 6
31		-	bottle filling stations. 7
	22	+	construction or as part of certain renovations beginning on a certain date; requiring 4
	23	+	the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions 5
	24	+	of this Act; and generally relating to water bottle filling stations. 6
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33		-	BY adding to 8
34		-	Article – Environment 9
35		-	Section 9–2701 through 9–2703 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 27. Water 10
36		-	Bottle Filling Stations” 11
37		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
38		-	(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
	26	+	BY adding to 7
	27	+	Article – Environment 8
	28	+	Section 9–2701 through 9–2703 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 27. Water 9
	29	+	Bottle Filling Stations” 10
	30	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
	31	+	(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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40		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
41		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
	33	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
	34	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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43		-	Article – Environment 16
	36	+	Article – Environment 15
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45		-	SUBTITLE 27. WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS. 17
	38	+	SUBTITLE 27. WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS. 16
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47		-	9–2701. 18
48		-	2 SENATE BILL 96
	40	+	9–2701. 17
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	42	+	IN THIS SUBTITLE: 18
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51		-	IN THIS SUBTITLE: 1
52		-
53		-	(1) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” MEANS A PLUMBING FIX TURE 2
54		-	CONNECTED TO THE POT ABLE WATER DISTRIBUT ION SYSTEM AND SANIT ARY 3
55		-	DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED AND INTE NDED FOR FILLING PER SONAL USE 4
56		-	WATER BOTTLES OR CON TAINERS AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN HEIGHT; AND 5
57		-
58		-	(2) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” INCLUDES: 6
59		-
60		-	(I) A STATION THAT IS SEPA RATE FROM OR INTEGRA L TO A 7
61		-	DRINKING FOUNTAIN ; AND 8
62		-
63		-	(II) A FOR AN INTERIOR LOCAT ION OF A BUILDING , A STATION 9
64		-	THAT INCORPORATES A WATER FILTER AND COO LING SYSTEM F OR CHILLING THE 10
65		-	WATER. 11
66		-
67		-	9–2702. 12
68		-
69		-	(A) BEGINNING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 13
70		-	SECTION, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, A AT LEAST ONE WATER BOTTLE FILLING 14
71		-	STATION OR A COMBINE D WATER BOTTLE FILLI NG STATION AND DRINK ING 15
72		-	FOUNTAIN SHALL : 16
73		-
74		-	(1) BE INSTALLED IN ALL N EW CONSTRUCTION FOR EACH AT EACH 17
75		-	LOCATION WHERE A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS REQUIRED UNDER THE C URRENT 18
76		-	VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED BY THE STATE OR 19
77		-	STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION ; 20
78		-
79		-	(2) REPLACE A DRINKING FO UNTAIN LOCATED IN AN AREA OF A 21
80		-	BUILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF THE RENOVATION INCLUDES REPLACING 22
81		-	THE DRINKING FOUNTAI N; AND 23
82		-
83		-	(3) BE INSTALLED IN ANY B UILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF 24
84		-	THE INSTALLATION OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS REQUIRED UNDER TH E CURRENT 25
85		-	VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED BY THE STATE OR 26
86		-	STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION . 27
87		-
88		-	(B) THE PROVISIONS OF SUB SECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION DO N OT APPLY 28
89		-	IF: 29
90		-
91		-	(1) A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN A BUILDING LOCATED I N A 30
92		-	COMMERCIAL OR INDUST RIAL AREA IS REPLACED WITH NO OTH ER RENOVATIONS 31
93		-	MADE; OR 32
94		-	SENATE BILL 96 3
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96		-
97		-	(2) A BUILDING LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL OR INDU STRIAL AREA 1
98		-	HAS POTABLE WATER AV AILABLE THROUGH A SO URCE OTHER THAN A DR INKING 2
99		-	FOUNTAIN, INCLUDING A KITCHEN . 3
100		-
101		-	9–2703. 4
102		-
103		-	THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO 5
104		-	CARRY OUT THE PROVIS IONS OF THIS SUBTITL E. 6
105		-
106		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 7
107		-	apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 8
108		-	application to any new construction under contract before the effective date of this Act. 9
109		-
110		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
111		-	1, 2025. 11
	44	+	(1) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” MEANS A PLUMBING FIX TURE 19
	45	+	CONNECTED TO THE POT ABLE WATER DISTRIBUT ION SYSTEM AND SANIT ARY 20
	46	+	DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED AND INTE NDED FOR FILLING PER SONAL USE 21
	47	+	WATER BOTTLES OR CON TAINERS AT LEAST 10 INCHES IN HEIGHT ; AND 22 2 SENATE BILL 96
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	51	+	(2) “WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION” INCLUDES: 1
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116		-	Approved:
117		-	________________________________________________________________________________
118		-	Governor.
119		-	________________________________________________________________________________
120		-	President of the Senate.
121		-	________________________________________________________________________________
122		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	53	+	(I) A STATION THAT IS SEPA RATE FROM OR INTEGRA L TO A 2
	54	+	DRINKING FOUNTAIN ; AND 3
	55	+
	56	+	(II) A STATION THAT INCORPO RATES A WATER FILTER AND 4
	57	+	COOLING SYSTEM FOR C HILLING THE WATER . 5
	58	+
	59	+	9–2702. 6
	60	+
	61	+	BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, A WATER BOTTLE FILLI NG STATION OR A 7
	62	+	COMBINED WATER BOTTL E FILLING STATION AN D DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL: 8
	63	+
	64	+	(1) BE INSTALLED IN ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR EAC H DRINKING 9
	65	+	FOUNTAIN REQUIRED UN DER THE CURRENT VERS ION OF THE INTERNATIONAL 10
	66	+	PLUMBING CODE OR STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION ; 11
	67	+
	68	+	(2) REPLACE A DRINKING FO UNTAIN LOCATED IN AN AREA OF A 12
	69	+	BUILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF THE RENOVATIO N INCLUDES REPLACING 13
	70	+	THE DRINKING FOUNTAI N; AND 14
	71	+
	72	+	(3) BE INSTALLED IN ANY B UILDING UNDERGOING A RENOVATION IF 15
	73	+	THE INSTALLATION OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS REQUIRED UNDER TH E CURRENT 16
	74	+	VERSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OR STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR 17
	75	+	REGULATION . 18
	76	+
	77	+	9–2703. 19
	78	+
	79	+	THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS TO 20
	80	+	CARRY OUT THE PROVIS IONS OF THIS SUBTITL E. 21
	81	+
	82	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 22
	83	+	apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 23
	84	+	application to any new construction under contract before the effective date of this Act. 24
	85	+
	86	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
	87	+	1, 2025. 26
	88	+