Establishes Nuclear Power Advisory Commission.
S 220 establishes a 9-member Nuclear Power Advisory Commission within New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection. The commission will study nuclear energy's role in the state's energy future, specifically examining its value as a zero-emission power source, impacts of plant closures on grid reliability and electricity prices, emerging reactor technologies, and actions by other states and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The commission must submit a report with recommendations within 18 months of the bill's effective date. This study directly affects New Jersey's energy policy decisions and nuclear power plant operations.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jun 12, 2025
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Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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District
P
Bob Smith
DDemocratic
P
Joe Pennacchio
RRepublican
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
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