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Senate committee advances package of bills on cesspool conversions, disclosures and technology
Summary
A Senate committee on March 23 advanced four related bills aimed at accelerating cesspool conversions, improving buyer disclosures and authorizing DOH‑approved wastewater technology, passing each with amendments and noting DOH funding and staffing requests.
The Senate committee moved forward a package of bills on cesspool conversions and disclosures, passing measures that would create a working group, limit deadline extensions, require clearer seller disclosures and permit limited continued use of some existing systems under DOH conditions.
The measures address both near‑term outreach and long‑term conversion planning as the state implements its 2050 cesspool‑phaseout goals. Chair (Senate) said the committee would pass HB 17 30 with amendments to give the Department of Health director discretion to set the working‑group size and make technical edits and that DOH's appropriation requests would be noted in the committee report.
Advocates and agency staff told the committee the work will…
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