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NJ S2387
Bill
Status
1/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Turner
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AI Summary
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Expands New Jersey's Lifeline Credit Program and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Program to cover water utility bills in addition to existing electric and gas bill assistance
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Divides the annual $225 credit equally among three utilities: one-third applied to gas bills, one-third to electric bills, and one-third to water bills
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Maintains existing eligibility criteria: participants in Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD), Supplemental Security Income recipients, or those receiving Social Security disability benefits who meet PAAD income and residency requirements
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Requires the Commissioner of Human Services to submit annual reports to the Legislature on program implementation, including feasibility of expanding to other needy water utility customers
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Takes effect on the first day of the seventh month following enactment
Legislative Description
Expands Lifeline Credit and Tenants' Lifeline Assistance Programs to include assistance for water utility bill.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
1/29/2024