Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act." *
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · General Assembly May 20, 2021
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Aug 27, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Nov 8, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.262.
executive
Jun 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0)
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 10, 2020
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Nov 19, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Sep 14, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-1)
upper
Jul 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (26-0) (Greenstein)
upper
Jun 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (26-0) (Greenstein)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Transferred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
4 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John McKeon
DDemocratic
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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