New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4761: BPU-require to impose penalties during audits
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Requires BPU to impose penalties during audits.
What the bill says
An Act requiring the BPU to impose penalties during audits and amending R.S.48:2-42.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act requiring the BPU to impose penalties during audits and amending R.S.48:2-42. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. R.S.48:2-42 is amended to read as follows: 48:2-42. [ADDED: a.] Any person or public utility that [shall fail] [ADDED: fails] to comply with an order of the board, except an order to resume service which has been discontinued, shall be subject to a penalty of [one hundred dollars] [ADDED: $100] for every day during which the default continues. Any person or public utility that [shall fail] [ADDED: fails] to comply with any order of the board directing the public utility to resume service which has been discontinued shall be subject to a penalty of [two hundred and fifty dollars] [ADDED: $250] for every day during which such default continues. [Such penalties shall be recovered in an action at law in the name of the state.] [ADDED: b. In addition to any applicable penalty provided in subsection a. of this section, the Board of Public Utilities shall assess a civil penalty of $500 for every day after a public utility is put on notice that the public utility has failed to provide sufficient information for the Board of Public Utilities to complete an audit of that public utility conducted pursuant to R.S.48:2-16.4. …
Sponsors
- Owen Henry (R, 12) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SEG
Subjects: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Common questions
- What is S4761?
- S4761 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): BPU-require to impose penalties during audits.
- What does S4761 do?
- In its own words: An Act requiring the BPU to impose penalties during audits and amending R.S.48:2-42.
- What is the status of S4761?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SEG (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4761?
- Owen Henry (R, 12).
- Where is the official record for S4761?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4761
Source: official New Jersey record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.