---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that school districts and nonpublic schools may receive reimbursement for costs incurred on or after January 1, 2016 for testing school drinking water for lead.*"
description: "Provides that school districts and nonpublic schools may receive reimbursement for costs incurred on or after January 1, 2016 for testing school drinking water for lead.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 4284"
citation: "New Jersey A 4284 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS", "WASTEWATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Caride, Marlene", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Quijano, Annette", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0994d836-dd36-4536-8697-7b139ada88f5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2b240eae2c9eca3708c623a4f75b00a7af3c8dfd89a35b62402a8cf0fb31b6c9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4284 (217) — Provides that school districts and nonpublic schools may receive reimbursement for costs incurred on or after January 1, 2016 for testing school drinking water for lead.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4284_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4500/4284_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2675 (1R)
- **2017-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.86. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0994d836-dd36-4536-8697-7b139ada88f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).