New York S 2438: Relates to potable water testing at state and local parks

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S02438 Summary:

BILL NOS02438A

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SAME ASSAME AS A03098-B

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRBYNOE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1110-a, Pub Health L

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Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years.

Go to top S02438 Actions:

BILL NOS02438A

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01/17/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

02/12/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

03/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.473

03/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/26/2025PASSED SENATE

03/26/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/26/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

02/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1046

05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/27/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2438A

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/03/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2438--A
 Cal. No. 1046

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, WEBB -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
 committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favor-
 ably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered
 to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
 in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to potable water
 testing at state and local parks

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 1110-a to read as follows:
 3 § 1110-a. Park potable water testing and standards. 1. The person,
 4 officer, board or commission having the management and control of the
 5 potable water supply of any state or local park shall conduct periodic
 6 first-drawn tap testing of potable water systems to monitor for lead
 7 contamination in each park under their jurisdiction. The testing shall
 8 be conducted and the results analyzed by an entity or entities approved
 9 by the commissioner. Such periodic first-drawn tap testing shall occur
 10 at least once every three years.
 11 2. Where a finding of lead contamination is made, the person, officer,
 12 board or commission having the management and control of the potable
 13 water supply of such park shall: (a) continue first-drawn tap water
 14 testing; (b) provide park visitors with an adequate supply of safe,
 15 potable water for drinking at no charge until future tests indicate lead
 16 levels are below the action level; (c) immediately take out of service
 17 such potable water outlet if it is intended for drinking or cooking; (d)
 18 conspicuously post warnings to park visitors, the form and content of
 19 such warnings to be determined by the commissioner, at any outlet where

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01802-07-6

 S. 2438--A 2

 1 lead contamination was found, regardless of whether such outlets are
 2 intended for drinking or cooking, and post such warnings and test
 3 results on the park's website; and (e) immediately transmit a copy of
 4 the results of all such testing, including laboratory reports, and any
 5 lead remediation plans to the commissioner and the commissioner of
 6 parks, recreation and historic preservation in a format to be determined
 7 by such commissioners.
 8 3. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of parks,
 9 recreation and historic preservation, shall make regulations to carry
 10 out the provisions of this section.
 11 4. The commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation
 12 shall make a copy of the results of all such testing and any lead reme-
 13 diation plans availabl