---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes municipalities, counties, and certain authorities to establish stormwater utilities."
description: "Authorizes municipalities, counties, and certain authorities to establish stormwater utilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1073"
citation: "New Jersey S 1073 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "MUNICIPALITI", "PUBLIC UTIL", "WASTEWATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Codey, Richard J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84e7e8e2-61ed-4853-b91a-529d9ea1c8cc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f7dce35a26105c9845e104481509477d6aec2927a7b6618702df90e352a5a1a7"
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 S 1073 (218) — Authorizes municipalities, counties, and certain authorities to establish stormwater utilities.

## 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/2018/Bills/S1500/1073_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1073_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1073_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **25–11** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–5** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **45–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-15) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2694 (ACS/1R)
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (45-31-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-11) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.42. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84e7e8e2-61ed-4853-b91a-529d9ea1c8cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).