HB 1377: Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems
GENERAL BILL by Franklin
Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems; Provides registration, reporting, inspection, & maintenance requirements for cooling towers, domestic water storage tanks, & supplemental disinfection systems; provides duties of DOH & county health departments regarding cooling towers; provides civil & criminal penalties; requires State Surgeon General to submit report to Legislature; provides for waivers & variances.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/15/2026 House - Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 1/15/2026 House - Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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HB 1377, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 12:24 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1654 Cooling Towers Simon Similar Last Action: 1/16/2026 S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy 
Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 386.301 Page 4 (pdf) 386.302 Page 4 (pdf) 386.303 Page 9 (pdf) 386.304 Page 13 (pdf) 386.305 Page 16 (pdf) 386.306 Page 19 (pdf) 386.307 Page 20 (pdf) 386.308 Page 21 (pdf) 386.309 Page 24 (pdf) 386.3101 Page 26 (pdf)