S 8499 NY
Enacts the Legionnaires' disease prevention act
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Summary
This bill enacts the Legionnaires' Disease Prevention Act, which establishes requirements to prevent waterborne pathogens including legionella bacteria. The bill requires the Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health to take preventive and control actions. It also requires owners and operators of public water systems to implement prevention measures. Building owners and operators are required to take actions as well. These requirements apply across the entire water pathway from source to the tap.
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Official abstract
Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of buildings to take actions to prevent and control waterborne pathogens including legionella from source-to-tap.
Sponsor (1)
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · primary
10 coauthors / cosponsors
- Jabari Brisport Democratic · cosponsor
- Patricia Fahy Democratic · cosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Kristen Gonzalez Democratic · cosponsor
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Kevin S. Parker Democratic · cosponsor
- Roxanne J. Persaud Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
- José M. Serrano Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (4)
- Sep 5, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HEALTH · upper
- May 11, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH · upper
- May 11, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 8499A · upper
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