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S3835 • 2026

Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Greenstein, Linda R.
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
  • Topic: Environment and Energy Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires DEP to perform certain assessments concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Topic:
Environment and Energy
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3835

SENATE, No. 3835

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DEP to perform certain assessments
concerning regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act

concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances and supplementing P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.).

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� The Department of
Environmental Protection shall conduct an assessment every five years of
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are unregulated pursuant to
State or federal law, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, at
the time of the assessment, in order to determine whether a maximum contaminant
level or other drinking water standard should be established for one or more
such PFASs.

���� b.��� The Department of
Environmental Protection shall conduct an assessment of whether current and
proposed maximum contaminant levels for PFASs adequately protect the health of
children, given their lower average body weight, and higher ratio of drinking
water intake by weight, as compared to a maximum contaminant level based on the
average adult body weight.

���� c.���� The department shall consult
or collaborate with the Drinking Water Quality Institute established pursuant
to section 10 of P.L.1983, c.443 (C.58:12A-20) in order to implement the
provisions of this section.

���� d.� The department shall
submit a written report containing the findings of each assessment conducted
pursuant to this section to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of
P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature.� The department shall also
publish each report on its Internet website.

���� e.� As used in this section, �perfluoroalkyl
and polyfluoroalkyl substance� or �PFAS� means any member of the class of
fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon
atom.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

����� This bill would require the Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) to conduct assessments every five years on the
regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking
water.�

����� Specifically, the bill would require the DEP to
conduct an assessment every five years of PFASs that are unregulated at the
time of the assessment by State or federal law, or any rules and regulations
adopted pursuant thereto, in order to determine whether a maximum contaminant
level or other drinking water standard should be established for additional
PFASs.� The bill would also require the DEP to conduct an assessment of whether
current and proposed maximum contaminant levels for PFASs adequately protect
the health of children, given their lower average body weight, and their higher
ratio of drinking water intake by weight, as compared to a maximum contaminant
level based on the average adult body weight.� The bill would require the DEP
to provide a written report containing the findings of each assessment to the
Governor and the Legislature, and to post the report on its website.