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S3640 • 2026

Prohibits charging service fees for NJ EZ-Pass account holders.

Prohibits charging service fees for NJ EZ-Pass account holders.

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
2026-02-24
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits charging service fees for NJ EZ-Pass account holders.

Prohibits charging service fees for NJ EZ-Pass account holders.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits charging service fees for NJ EZ-Pass account holders.
  • Topic: Transportation Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits charging service fees for NJ EZ-Pass account holders.
Topic:
Transportation
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
S3640

SENATE, No. 3640

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

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.

����
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.