HB 1139 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, 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.

PRINTER'S NO.   1259

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1139
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY WARREN, SANCHEZ, KHAN, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS,
        SCHLOSSBERG, SAMUELSON, BRENNAN, FREEMAN, McANDREW, CERRATO
        AND MALAGARI, APRIL 4, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 4, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in powers and duties of the Department of
22      General Services and its departmental administrative and
23      advisory boards and commissions, providing for water bottle
24      filling stations.
25      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
26   hereby enacts as follows:
27      Section 1.    The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
28   as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
 1   section to read:
 2      Section 2422.     Water Bottle Filling Stations.--(a)   This
 3   section is intended to:
 4      (1)     Encourage the consumption of potable water using
 5   reusable water bottles as an alternative to single-use
 6   disposable water bottles or sugar-sweetened beverages.
 7      (2)     Provide consumers with a convenient means, in visible
 8   and user-friendly locations, to fill reusable water bottles with
 9   clean, potable water.
10      (3)     Provide a more environmentally friendly alternative
11   regarding potable water.
12      (4)     Provide consumers with a more cost-effective alternative
13   regarding potable water.
14      (b)     Except as otherwise provided in this section, standards
15   relating to water bottle filling stations shall comply with the
16   act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the
17   "Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and other applicable
18   plumbing standards.
19      (c)     The following general standards shall apply:
20      (1)     A water bottle filling station shall not be:
21      (i)     accessible to the mouth of a drinker;
22      (ii)     subject to immersion; or
23      (iii)     installed within a restroom.
24      (2)     A water bottle filling station may discharge water
25   directly or indirectly into a separate or combination drainage
26   system.
27      (d)     Water bottle filling stations shall be installed as
28   follows:
29      (1)     For each building or structure of the Commonwealth which
30   is constructed after the effective date of this subsection, a

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 1   water bottle filling station shall be installed where a drinking
 2   fountain is required to be installed.
 3      (2)   For each building or structure of this Commonwealth that
 4   undergoes a major improvement involving plumbing or pipe fitting
 5   infrastructure after the effective date of this subsection, a
 6   water bottle filling station shall be installed where an
 7   operational drinking fountain is or was required to be
 8   installed.
 9      (e)   The department shall promulgate rules and regulations as
10   necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
11      (f)   The following words and phrases when used in this
12   section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection
13   unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
14      "Department."   The Department of General Services of the
15   Commonwealth.
16      "Water bottle filling station."    A unit which:
17      (1)   supplies potable water to a water bottle from a downward
18   facing water orifice;
19      (2)   delivers a minimum of eight gallons per hour of water at
20   a temperature of not more than fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit;
21      (3)   is mounted on the wall or floor;
22      (4)   is a separate unit or a combination unit that includes a
23   drinking fountain; and
24      (5)   complies with all applicable water quality standards
25   under the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the
26   "Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act."
27      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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