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A4614
ASSEMBLY, No. 4614
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� DAWN FANTASIA
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
���� �Affordable Home Energy Protection Act�; prohibits
adoption of State or local rules that restrict use of certain fossil-fuel
powered appliances or heating systems.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning the use of fossil-fuel powered appliances
and heating systems and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� This act shall be known
and may be cited as the �Affordable Home Energy Protection Act.�
���� 2.� a.� The Legislature finds
and declares that:
���� (1) New Jersey residents
should have the right to choose how they heat and power their homes, without
being forced into costly retrofits or all-electric mandates that may not be
affordable or practical;
���� (2) the electrification of
home appliances and heating systems may benefit some households but may also
increase costs, strain electric infrastructure, and disproportionately impact
low- and moderate-income residents, particularly those residing in older homes;
and
���� (3) several municipalities and
states have, without adequate consideration of cost, feasibility, or consumer
preference, attempted to ban or restrict natural gas hookups or
combustion-based appliances in new construction or renovations.
���� b.� The Legislature therefore
determines that it is in the public interest to protect energy choice in
residential and commercial buildings across New Jersey and ensure that no
resident is forced to bear the financial burden of government-imposed energy
mandates.
���� 3.� a.� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no State agency or
local government shall adopt any rule, regulation, ordinance, or other measure
that:
���� (1) prohibits or unduly restricts
the installation, connection, or use of appliances or heating systems powered
by natural gas, propane, or fuel oil in residential or commercial buildings; or
���� (2) requires a property owner
to remove a functioning combustion-based appliance or heating system or replace
a functioning combustion-based appliance or heating system with an electric
alternative.
���� b.� Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit:
���� (1) a property owner from
voluntarily installing an electric appliance or heating system;
���� (2) the State or a local
government from offering incentives or rebates to support energy-efficient
technologies; or
���� (3) the State or a local
government from issuing an emergency safety order restricting the use of a combustion-based
appliance or heating system, in a case where the appliance or heating system is
demonstrably unsafe to operate.
���� 4.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill, to be known as the
�Affordable Home Energy Protection Act,� would prevent State agencies and local
governments from adopting any rule, regulation, ordinance or other measure
that:� (1) prohibits or unduly restricts the installation, connection, or use
of appliances or heating systems powered by natural gas, propane, or fuel oil
in residential or commercial buildings; or (2) requires a property owner to
remove a functioning combustion-based appliance or heating system or replace a
functioning combustion-based appliance or heating system with an electric
alternative.