---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public water systems to provide notice of elevated lead levels in drinking water to customers and local officials; requires landlords to notify tenants of elevated lead levels."
description: "Requires public water systems to provide notice of elevated lead levels in drinking water to customers and local officials; requires landlords to notify tenants of elevated lead levels."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 968"
citation: "New Jersey S 968 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HAZ SUBSTANC", "LANDLORD", "LOCAL OFFICE", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lagana, Joseph A.", "Moen, William F.", "Singleton, Troy", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/508148bc-ac8f-4bc6-9213-0f906610f9b1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "22f1d4fcaaabce36f4ea54ed8983c71511796d2080d859d2775379d69584fdbf"
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 968 (219) — Requires public water systems to provide notice of elevated lead levels in drinking water to customers and local officials; requires landlords to notify tenants of elevated lead levels.

## 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/S1000/968_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/968_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2863 (2R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.82. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/508148bc-ac8f-4bc6-9213-0f906610f9b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).