Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.*
This bill requires water suppliers to immediately notify specific entities when drinking water quality standards are violated. Affected groups include municipalities, school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools within the affected area. Suppliers must provide detailed information via phone and email, including contaminant names, test dates, locations, exceedance levels, and suggested remedies. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Nov 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Sep 26, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (68-0-0)
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Nov 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Oct 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 16, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
lower
5 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
P
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Alixon Collazos-Gill
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara McCann Stamato
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Hutchison
DDemocratic
Co
Don Guardian
RRepublican
Co
Ellen Park
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Rodriguez
DDemocratic
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