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
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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
61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
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
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
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