New York S 3677: Enacts the New York state drinking water bill of rights

Status: REFERRED TO HEALTH (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 3677

Sponsors: Leroy Comrie

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S03677 Summary:

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Relates to the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3677

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to direct certain state agencies to consider the right to potable
 water when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations,
 and grant criteria that are relevant to or affect that right

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. All relevant state agencies, including the department of
 2 health, the department of environmental conservation and the department
 3 of public service shall consider the right to safe, clean, affordable,
 4 and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sani-
 5 tary purposes when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regu-
 6 lations, and grant criteria that are relevant to or affect that right.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05217-01-5

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