New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4677: Residential Universal Bill Credit-req electric public utilities notify customers
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Requires electric public utilities to notify customers of Residential Universal Bill Credit.
What the bill says
An Act concerning the Residential Universal Bill Credit and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
An Act concerning the Residential Universal Bill Credit and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. An electric public utility, as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), shall notify, for each billing cycle in which a Residential Universal Bill Credit is applied, a residential customer that the bill credit has been applied to the residential customers bill statement for that billing cycle and of the amount of the bill credit. The notification issued pursuant to this section shall be included as language within a customers bill statement, which language shall be: written in a bold typeface in a font size no less than one point larger than the font size of the rest of the bill statement; enclosed in a text box; and displayed conspicuously in a prominent location within the first page of the bill statement. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill requires an electric public utility to notify, in each billing cycle in which a Residential Universal Bill Credit is applied, a residential customer that the bill credit has been applied to the customers bill statement for that billing cycle and of the amount of the bill credit. Under the bill, the notification …
Sponsors
- John J. Burzichelli (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D, 5)
- Britnee N. Timberlake (D, 34)
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15)
Latest actions
- : R/A REF ATU
- : PS (39-0)
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SEG
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Residential Universal Bill Credit-req electric public utilities notify customers (October 22, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported favorably (October 8, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Common questions
- What is S4677?
- S4677 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Residential Universal Bill Credit-req electric public utilities notify customers.
- What does S4677 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning the Residential Universal Bill Credit and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of S4677?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: R/A REF ATU (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4677?
- John J. Burzichelli (D, 3), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S4677?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4677
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