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NJ S2254
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Teresa Ruiz
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AI Summary
- Requires New Jersey utilities (public, municipal, and local authorities) to prominently display information about utility assistance programs on every residential customer bill, in overdue bill communications, and on their websites
- Mandates the Department of Community Affairs maintain a centralized website with information on all state-administered utility assistance programs, including the Winter Termination Program, Universal Service Fund, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- Requires utility assistance information be provided in English and the most common non-English language spoken by 10% or more of the municipality's population
- During active Winter Termination Program months, utilities must include a notice of residential customer rights with each service discontinuance notice
- Repeals P.L.2021, c.97, which established temporary COVID-19 pandemic-era notification requirements for utility bill payment assistance that were set to expire 18 months after the end of the state of emergency
Legislative Description
Concerns notification requirements for certain utility assistance programs; repeals law establishing notification requirements for public and local utilities during coronavirus 2019 pandemic.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Economic Growth1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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