---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows certain municipal water systems, under certain circumstances, to use lands preserved for recreation and conservation for drinking water wells and associated treatment equipment or facilities."
description: "Allows certain municipal water systems, under certain circumstances, to use lands preserved for recreation and conservation for drinking water wells and associated treatment equipment or facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3444"
citation: "New Jersey S 3444 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Schepisi, Holly T.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04a0057f-ab50-484f-af1e-dab92f60977c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "37300f2ede9079d7698ee942b65ecccbaf4c38a9da2e9e59368759286715f52a"
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 3444 (220) — Allows certain municipal water systems, under certain circumstances, to use lands preserved for recreation and conservation for drinking water wells and associated treatment equipment or facilities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3444_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Assembly 3/30/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S3500/3444_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Wimberly) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5211 (1R)
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.116. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04a0057f-ab50-484f-af1e-dab92f60977c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).