A 516 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires public water systems to provide certain notice of boil water notices.*

This bill requires public water systems in New Jersey to provide specific notices about boil water advisories and drinking water violations. It mandates that water systems notify affected municipalities within one hour (via phone/email) and customers within 24 hours of an advisory or violation, using preferred contact methods like email or text. Systems must also post notices on their websites and social media, and include contact preference requests in water bills within 60 days. Additionally, systems must immediately inform schools, municipalities, and school districts of water quality violations, including contaminant details and remediation steps. These changes directly affect public water providers, residents, and educational institutions served by affected systems.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Sep 30, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Sep 26, 2024

How they voted

760
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 80
Sep 26, 2024
D Democratic52
48 Yea 4
92% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors