Environmental Radiation Surveillance Annual Report Requirement

Detected March 31st, 2026

Summary

New York Senate Bill S01984 would require the state commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program, including trend analysis and cumulative impact assessment. The bill also mandates notification to relevant agencies when contamination exceeds EPA standards for drinking water or food maximum contaminant levels. The bill passed the Senate 59-0 and is currently advancing through the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee.

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What changed

The bill requires the commissioner to prepare and publish annual environmental radiation surveillance reports analyzing trends and cumulative environmental impact. If contamination levels exceed EPA standards for drinking water or food, the commissioner must notify other relevant agencies. The bill passed the Senate 59-0 with bipartisan sponsorship (6 Democrats, 1 Republican) and has passed the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee twice.

Environmental monitoring programs and relevant state agencies should prepare to implement annual reporting protocols and establish procedures for notifying other agencies when EPA contamination thresholds are exceeded. The bill continues advancing through the legislative process and will require compliance infrastructure if enacted.

What to do next

Prepare internal protocols for annual environmental radiation surveillance reporting
Establish inter-agency notification procedures for EPA standard exceedances in drinking water or food
Monitor bill progress through Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Source document (simplified)

NY S01984 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly

New York Senate Bill 1984

NY State Legislature page for S01984
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Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 24 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-30 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program and analyze such report showing trends and cumulative impact, as well as notify other relevant agencies if contamination has exceeded EPA standards for maximum amounts of contamination allowed in drinking water or food.
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Roll Calls

2026-03-25 - Senate - Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 59 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-02-25 - Senate - Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | 1ST REPORT CAL.645 |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| 2026-01-07 | Assembly | returned to senate |
| 2026-01-07 | Assembly | died in assembly |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | referred to environmental conservation |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | PASSED SENATE |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | 1ST REPORT CAL.395 |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |

New York State Sources

| Type | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Summary | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1984 |
| Text | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S01984&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S01984 |
| Roll Call | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1984#SC1 |
| Roll Call | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1984#SF1 |
| Roll Call | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1984#SC2 |

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