S 8688 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires notification of residents who are potentially affected by a serious health threat to their water system

Summary
Requires notification of residents who are potentially affected by a serious health threat to their water system within 24 hours of receiving investigation results.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

S8688 S8688A · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a procedural step requiring the bill to be discharged from committee before being amended and sent back, effectively speeding up or formalizing the legislative process. Additionally, the bill now explicitly mandates that the relevant department must create specific rules to ensure compliance with the new water safety notification requirements.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's procedural path changed by adding a committee discharge requirement, while the substantive scope regarding water safety rules remains the same.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for the department to promulgate specific rules for compliance with the new water threat notification subdivision.

TIMELINE

Modified the legislative workflow by adding a step to discharge the bill from the committee before it can be amended and reprinted.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026

How they voted

610
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 3, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8688A
upper
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 1
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES 1
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Cordell Cleare
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
NY
30