KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to New Jersey

S3396 • 2026

Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.

Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.

Energy
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Amato, Carmen F., Jr.
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.

Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.
  • Topic: Economic Growth Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees under community solar program.
Topic:
Economic Growth
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
S3396

SENATE, No. 3396

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.

District 9 (Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits collection of certain subscription fees
under community solar program.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
prohibiting certain billing practices
under the
community solar program
and
supplementing
P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.8 et al.).�

����
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 New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency.�

���� �Community solar program�
means the program established by the board pursuant to subsection f. of section
5 of P.L.2018, c.17 (C.48:3-87.11).�

���� �Subscriber� means any person
who participates in a community solar project by means of the purchase or
payment for a portion of the capacity or energy produced by a community solar
facility.�

���� �Electric public utility�
means the same as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23
(C.48:3-51).�

���� �Solar subscription fee� means
any fee or charge included in a community solar subscriber�s consolidated bill
that is paid to a subscriber organization.�

���� �Subscriber organization� means any entity
registered with the board that participates in the community solar program and
acquires original subscribers for a community solar project; acquires
replacement subscribers over the lifetime of a community solar project; or manages
subscribers for a community solar project.�

���� b.��� Notwithstanding any law,
rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, the board shall require each
electric public utility to develop and implement a method to remove any
community solar subscription fee from a community solar subscriber�s electric
public utility bill.�

���� c.���� The board shall adopt,
pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et
seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of
this section.�

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill directs the Board of
Public Utilities (board) to prohibit the collection of subscription fees under
the community solar program.� Specifically, the bill requires each electric
public utility to develop and implement a method to remove any community solar
subscription fee from a community solar subscriber�s electric public utility
bill.� Currently, community solar subscription fees are incorporated in a
community solar subscriber�s electric public utility bill, along with
applicable bill credits.�

���� Under the bill, �solar
subscription fee� means any fee or charge included in a community solar
subscriber�s consolidated bill that is paid to a subscriber organization.� In
addition, the bill defines �subscriber organization� as any entity registered
with the board that participates in the community solar program and acquires
original subscribers for a community solar project; acquires replacement
subscribers over the lifetime of a community solar project; or manages
subscribers for a community solar project.�