---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act\"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)."
description: "\"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act\"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 1042"
citation: "New Jersey S 1042 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HAZ SUBSTANC", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Collazos-Gill, Alixon", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Smith, Bob", "Swain, Lisa"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07d961a4-3524-49ea-8c49-6eb2e4630bf9"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "0b6db1cdf3087c1f9baf3067a18cf75abba45825875a19fb4ffd74841ec17808"
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 1042 (221) — "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

## 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/2024/S1500/1042_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 12/18/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1500/1042_R3.HTM)
3. **Reprint SBA 12/8/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1500/1042_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint SEN 12/1/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S1500/1042_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **58–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Collazos-Gill, Alixon — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1421 (2R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-2-13) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.202. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07d961a4-3524-49ea-8c49-6eb2e4630bf9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).