Requires public water systems to provide notice of elevated lead levels in drinking water to customers and local officials; requires landlords to notify tenants of elevated lead levels.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 27, 2020
Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · General Assembly Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.82.
executive
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0)
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson)
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
5 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
P
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
P
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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