New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S3225: Public utilities-prohibit assessing surcharges and certain fees
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Prohibits public utilities from assessing surcharges and certain fees.
What the bill says
An Act concerning public utility fees and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
From the amended text, October 8, 2026:
An Act concerning public utility fees and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. As used in this section: 1 [ADDED: Public utility means the same as that term is defined pursuant to R.S.48:2-13.] 1 Surcharge means an additional amount imposed by the public utility at the time of a payment transaction that increases a charge to a public utility customer to recover the cost of the public utilitys use of third-party payment processing services. 1[Public utility means the same as that term is defined pursuant to R.S.48:2-13] [ADDED: Surcharge shall not include credit card processing fees] 1. b. A public utility shall not assess: (1) a surcharge to any public utility customer; (2) a fee to any public utility customer who has not enrolled in automatic payments through the public utility and, instead, has elected to make one-time payments to the public utility for services rendered to that customer by the public utility; or (3) a fee to any public utility customer who has not enrolled in paperless statements through the public utility 1[company]1 and, instead, has elected to receive paper statements from the public utility. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Sponsors
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D, 5) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Pennacchio (R, 26)
- Carmen F. Amato, Jr. (R, 9)
- Paul D. Moriarty (D, 4)
Latest actions
- : R/A REF ATU
- : PS (39-0)
- : REP/SCA 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SEG
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Public utilities-prohibit assessing surcharges and certain fees (October 22, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Sca) (October 8, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Common questions
- What is S3225?
- S3225 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Public utilities-prohibit assessing surcharges and certain fees.
- What does S3225 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning public utility fees and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of S3225?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: R/A REF ATU (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3225?
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3225?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3225
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