---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires boil water notices to be provided to municipal officials within one hour. *"
description: "Requires boil water notices to be provided to municipal officials within one hour. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1242"
citation: "New Jersey S 1242 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MUNICIPALITI", "POLLUTION", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59343d2e-acf4-4c95-9e01-c1758f9b401f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "505784003be7314b6a6fa9caf5f4088e21a1b4aa85d4869c6fc727a3a07da8ff"
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 1242 (218) — Requires boil water notices to be provided to municipal officials within one hour. *

## 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/S1500/1242_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1242_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2423 (1R)
- **2019-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.279. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59343d2e-acf4-4c95-9e01-c1758f9b401f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).