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A4501 • 2026

Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.

Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sauickie, Alex
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.

Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.
  • Topic: Telecommunications and Utilities Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires public utilities to send certain information concerning rate increases to customers.
Topic:
Telecommunications and Utilities
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A4501

ASSEMBLY, No. 4501

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 9, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman� ALEX SAUICKIE

District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Scharfenberger

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires public utilities to send certain information
concerning rate increases to customers.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning public utility rate increases and
supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this
section:

���� �Board� means the Board of
Public Utilities or any successor agency.

���� �Public utility� has the same
meaning as defined in R.S.48:2-13.

���� b.��� A public utility that
has filed a petition with the board to increase an individual rate, joint rate,
toll, charge, or schedule thereof shall notify its affected customers of the
filing.� The notice shall be included with each customer�s first utility bill
following the date of the filing and shall include, but not be limited to:

���� (1)�� a summary of the
contents of the filing;

���� (2)�� the reasoning for the
filing;

���� (3)�� a statement of the
filing�s impact on affected customers;

���� (4)�� information about any
public hearings concerning the filing; and

���� (5)�� how affected customers
can testify in support of or in opposition to the filing.

���� c.���� A public utility shall
allow customers to opt in to receive email notifications containing information
about hearings related to petitions filed by the public utility with the board
to increase an individual rate, joint rate, toll, charge, or schedule thereof.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires public
utilities to inform customers about potential rate increases and how customers
can express their support or opposition.� The bill requires a public utility
that has filed a petition with the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to increase
an individual rate, joint rate, toll, charge, or schedule thereof, to notify
its affected customers of the filing.� The notice is to be provided with each
customer�s first utility bill following the date of the filing and is required
to include, at a minimum:� (1) a summary of the contents of the public
utility�s filing; (2) the reasoning for the filing; (3) a statement of the
filing�s impact on affected customers; (4) information about any public
hearings concerning the filing; and (5) how affected customers can testify in
support of or in opposition to the filing.

���� The bill also requires public
utilities to allow customers to opt in to receive email notifications
containing information about hearings related to petitions filed by the public
utility with the board to increase an individual rate, joint rate, toll, charge,
or schedule thereof.

���� With this bill, the sponsor
intends to help the public better know the actions taken by utilities and the
BPU, the impacts of actions taken by these entities, and how to communicate the
customer�s views of the actions with those entities.