---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public community water systems to inventory and replace lead service lines within 10 years; provides for recoupment of costs by investor-owned public water systems.*"
description: "Requires public community water systems to inventory and replace lead service lines within 10 years; provides for recoupment of costs by investor-owned public water systems.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5343"
citation: "New Jersey A 5343 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HAZ SUBSTANC", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gopal, Vin", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singleton, Troy", "Spearman, William W."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4965e46-a5bc-492d-b24b-a36738723773"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "cc26b92bf4ad26d84a7840a4677920fa41699792be566851a31953f4b36f4f35"
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 5343 (219) — Requires public community water systems to inventory and replace lead service lines within 10 years; provides for recoupment of costs by investor-owned public water systems.*

## 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/2020/Bills/A9999/5343_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5343_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-2) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3398 (1R)
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-2) `passage`
- **2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.183. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4965e46-a5bc-492d-b24b-a36738723773`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).