Updates certain notification requirements in "Energy Bill Watch" program.
This bill updates notification requirements for New Jersey's "Energy Bill Watch" program, which affects residential customers using smart meters for electricity or gas. It clarifies that utilities must notify these customers on the 10th and 20th days of each billing cycle via text or email (with email as backup if phone numbers are unavailable), showing both usage cost in dollars and consumption in kilowatt hours or therms. Notifications must now reflect data up to two days before sending, and customers gain options to set spending thresholds or compare current usage to prior cycles. The bill ensures utilities automatically enroll smart meter customers while providing clear opt-out instructions and advertising the program through multiple channels like websites and bills.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jun 12, 2025
Signed Jul 8, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
30–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 8, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.99.
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-9)
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (61-18-1)
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
lower
5 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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