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S3640
SENATE, No. 3640
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� CARMEN F. AMATO, JR.
District 9 (Ocean)
Senator� PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Prohibits charging service fees to NJ E-ZPass account
holders.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
��
An Act
concerning electronic toll collection system
fees and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� As used in this
section:�
���� �Lead agency of the New Jersey
E-ZPass Group� means an agency, authority, or political subdivision of this
State that has the authority to enter into, manage, or negotiate contracts to
provide service to accounts with a New Jersey electronic toll collection system
subject to sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1 through
C.27:23-34.5) or sections 11 through 15 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:25A-21.1
through C.27:25A-21.5).
���� �Service fee� means an
additional amount added to the monthly billing statement of an electronic toll
collection system account holder for the primary purpose of having enrolled in
the State�s electronic toll collection system and not for actual usage of the
electronic toll collection system.
���� b.��� The New Jersey Turnpike
Authority, or an entity contracted by the lead agency of the New Jersey E-ZPass
Group to administer the State�s electronic toll collection system, shall not
charge a service fee to an electronic toll collection system account holder.
���� 2.��� a.� As used in this
section:�
���� �Lead agency of the New Jersey
E-ZPass Group� means an agency, authority, or political subdivision of this
State that has the authority to enter into, manage, or negotiate contracts to
provide service to accounts with a New Jersey electronic toll collection system
subject to sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1 through
C.27:23-34.5) or sections 11 through 15 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:25A-21.1
through C.27:25A-21.5).
���� �Service fee� means an
additional amount added to the monthly billing statement of an electronic toll
collection system account holder for the primary purpose of having enrolled in
the State�s electronic toll collection system and not for actual usage of the
electronic toll collection system.
���� b.��� The South Jersey
Transportation Authority, or an entity contracted by the lead agency of the New
Jersey E-ZPass Group to administer the State�s electronic toll collection
system, shall not charge a service fee to an electronic toll collection system
account holder.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill prohibits the New
Jersey Turnpike Authority, the South Jersey Transportation Authority, or an
entity contracted by the lead agency of the New Jersey E-ZPass Group to
administer the State�s electronic toll collection system (E-ZPass) from charging
a service fee to an E-ZPass account holder.
���� Under the bill, �service fee�
means an additional amount added to the monthly billing statement of an
electronic toll collection system account holder for the primary purpose of
having enrolled in the State�s electronic toll collection system and not for
actual usage of the electronic toll collection system; and �lead agency of the
New Jersey E-ZPass Group� means an agency, authority, or political subdivision
of this State that has the authority to enter into, manage, or negotiate
contracts to provide service to accounts with a New Jersey electronic toll
collection system under current law.