Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5167: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF WATER QUALITY TEST RESULTS FOR CERTAIN PRIVATE AND SEMIPUBLIC WELLS.
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the disclosure of water quality test results for certain private and semipublic wells. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF WATER QUALITY TEST RESULTS FOR CERTAIN PRIVATE AND SEMIPUBLIC WELLS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 19a-37 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (c) (1) Any laboratory or firm which conducts a water quality test on a private well serving a residential property or semipublic well in the state shall, not later than thirty days after the completion of such test, report the results of such test to the local health authority of the municipality where the property is located and the Department of Public Health in a format specified by the department. Results submitted to the Department of Public Health or the local health authority pursuant to this subsection, information obtained from any Department of Public Health or local health authority investigation regarding those results and any Department of Public Health or local health authority study of morbidity and mortality regarding the results shall be confidential pursuant to section 19a-25, except the local health LCO No. 1125 1 of Raised Bill No. 5167 authority and the department may [, if approved by the commissioner,] disclose the results or information obtained from an investigation of the results to (A) the owner of the …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Gordon (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Tammy Nuccio (R, 53)
- James Sanchez (D, 6)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Jaime Foster (D, 57)
Latest actions
- : File Number 24
- : House Calendar Number 48
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 02/18
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
Votes
- PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 2, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: District departments of health, Disclosure, Tests, Drinking water, Wells, Water pollution control authorities
Common questions
- What is HB5167?
- HB5167 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF WATER QUALITY TEST RESULTS FOR CERTAIN PRIVATE AND SEMIPUBLIC WELLS.
- What does HB5167 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the disclosure of water quality test results for certain private and semipublic wells. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5167?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: File Number 24 (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5167?
- Jeffrey Gordon (R, 35), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5167?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05167&which_year=2026
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