Water-bottle filling

A bill to require public schools newly constructed or totally renovated on or after July 1 to include a certain number of water-bottle filling stations is headed to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Senate Bill 532 by Sen. Jane English, R-North Little Rock, passed in the House on a 83-5 vote, with one lawmaker voting present.

Co-sponsor Rep. Gary Deffenbaugh, R-Van Buren, said the filling stations also have traditional water fountain fixtures, so students who don’t have water bottles wouldn’t be without water.