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NJ S4523
Bill
Status
5/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Britnee Timberlake
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Community Affairs, Department of Human Services, Board of Public Utilities, and other relevant state agencies to review income thresholds for utility bill payment assistance and energy efficiency programs within one year of the BPU's final order in Docket No. QO241108531
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Agencies must consider aligning low-income and moderate-income thresholds across programs, evaluate alternative thresholds such as State median income, and assess the aggregate costs and impacts of any increases
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State agencies must request public comment or seek assistance from other agencies to determine appropriate income threshold increases
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If low-income energy efficiency program thresholds are increased, the Board of Public Utilities must assess whether to adjust moderate-income program thresholds to prevent overlap and expand access to moderate-income programs
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The act expires upon completion of the final required income threshold increase by a state agency
Legislative Description
Requires State agencies that administer utility bill payment assistance or energy efficiency programs to review, and potentially increase, income thresholds for residential customers to participate in programs.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
5/29/2025