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PA HB1139

PA HB1139
In powers and duties of the Department of General Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for water bottle filling stations.

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Introduced
04/04/2025
In Committee
04/04/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative officers, and of the several administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards, and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and commissions shall be determined," in powers and duties of the Department of General Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for water bottle filling stations.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Administrative Code of 1929 to add provisions for water bottle filling stations in Commonwealth buildings, aiming to encourage the use of reusable bottles over single-use disposable ones and provide a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to access clean drinking water. The bill specifies that these stations must comply with the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act and other plumbing standards, and sets general standards such as not being accessible to the mouth, not being subject to immersion, and not being installed within a restroom. Importantly, for new construction or major renovations involving plumbing, a water bottle filling station will be required wherever a drinking fountain is or was mandated. The Department of General Services, referred to as the "Department" in the bill, is tasked with creating regulations to implement these requirements, and a "water bottle filling station" is defined as a unit that dispenses potable water into a bottle, meets specific flow and temperature requirements, can be wall or floor mounted, may be combined with a drinking fountain, and must include a third-party certified water filter for lead reduction and comply with the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Laid on the table (on 02/03/2026)

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