---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in \"Water Quality Accountability Act.\" *"
description: "Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in \"Water Quality Accountability Act.\" *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 647"
citation: "New Jersey S 647 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Singleton, Troy", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/827adc1f-20ee-4729-a5e1-2673cc293f55"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d1235030fd2389e7110e48ffc17703fb8a7d890ae04152c9b00c991eb6e29b58"
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 647 (219) — Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act." *

## 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/S1000/647_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/647_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/647_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-0) (Greenstein) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-0) (Greenstein) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-1) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4825 (2R)
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.262. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/827adc1f-20ee-4729-a5e1-2673cc293f55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).