New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5548: Automatic Utility & Communications Service Credit Act-concerns
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
"Automatic Utility and Communications Service Credit Act"; requires certain telecommunications utilities to provide credits for service outages of longer than three hours.
What the bill says
An Act concerning bill credits for telecommunications service outages, designated as the Automatic Utility and Communications Service Credit Act, amending P.L.1987, c.422 and P.L.1991, c.428, and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
An Act concerning bill credits for telecommunications service outages, designated as the Automatic Utility and Communications Service Credit Act, amending P.L.1987, c.422 and P.L.1991, c.428, and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 1 of P.L.1987, c.422 (C.48:5A-11a) is amended to read as follows: 1. a. [The] [ADDED: Prior to the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the] director, with the approval of the board, shall adopt rules and regulations providing for a credit or rebate for outages of cable television service [which] [ADDED: that] are six or more hours in duration. The amount of the credit or rebate shall be in one day units, prorated on the basis of the subscriber's monthly rate for each service so interrupted. In order to obtain a credit or rebate, a subscriber shall notify by telephone or in writing the cable television company, the Office of Cable Television or other designated complaint officer within 30 days after any such outage. The regulations may provide for appropriate exceptions and limitations. b. [The] [ADDED: Prior to the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the] director shall permit any cable television …
Sponsors
- Kenyatta Stewart (D, 35) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Al Abdelaziz (D, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF ATU
Subjects: COMMUNICATIONS - TELEVISION, COMMUNICATIONS - INTERNET
Common questions
- What is A5548?
- A5548 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Automatic Utility & Communications Service Credit Act-concerns.
- What does A5548 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning bill credits for telecommunications service outages, designated as the Automatic Utility and Communications Service Credit Act, amending P.L.1987, c.422 and P.L.1991, c.428, and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A5548?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF ATU (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5548?
- Kenyatta Stewart (D, 35), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5548?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5548
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