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OH HB307

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dontavius Jarrells

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a mandatory lead service line replacement program requiring all lead service lines in Ohio to be replaced within 15 years of the act's effective date

  • Requires public water system owners/operators to submit lead service line replacement plans to the Ohio EPA, including inventories of all lead, galvanized, non-lead, and unknown status service lines with locations and replacement schedules

  • Creates protections for low and moderate income customers, including payment exemptions, financial contribution requirements from water systems, and prohibition on disconnecting water service for inability to pay replacement costs

  • Authorizes various local government entities (townships, villages, municipal corporations, counties, conservancy districts, sanitary districts, regional water/sewer districts) to replace lead and non-lead service lines and recover costs through customer rates

  • Mandates prevailing wage requirements for lead service line replacement projects and requires water systems to provide customers with water filters and educational resources before, during, and after replacement work

Legislative Description

Enact the Lead Line Replacement Act

Environment and Natural Resources : Air and Water Pollution Control

Last Action

Referred to committee: Development

5/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Development5/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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