House Bill No. 5167 aims to amend the current regulations regarding the disclosure of water quality test results for private and semipublic wells. The bill removes the requirement for the approval of the Department of Public Health (DPH) commissioner before local health authorities can disclose test results to certain parties. It expands the list of recipients who can receive these results to include not only the property owner and prospective buyers but also the owners of adjacent properties and any other properties that obtain water from the tested well.

The bill also stipulates that any laboratory conducting water quality tests must report the results to both the local health authority and the DPH within thirty days of completing the test. The confidentiality of the results is maintained, but the local health authority and DPH can disclose the information to the newly specified parties without needing prior approval from the commissioner. This change is set to take effect on October 1, 2026, and is expected to have no fiscal impact on the state or municipalities.