Requires electric and gas public utilities to establish "Energy Bill Watch" program and include certain information in bills and notices to customers.
New Jersey's S 3620 requires electric and gas utilities using smart meters to establish an "Energy Bill Watch" program for smart meter customers. The program mandates utilities to notify customers when their daily usage exceeds the previous billing cycle's average (on the 10th and 20th days of each cycle), offer customizable dollar-value alerts, and include average monthly usage costs and kilowatt/therm amounts in notifications. Utilities must automatically enroll smart meter customers, provide opt-out options, advertise the program through multiple channels, and include specific billing details in all customer bills (previous cycle amount, current cycle amount, and the difference between them). This bill directly affects smart meter customers of New Jersey's electric and gas utilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Sep 19, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Oct 28, 2024 · General Assembly Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
27–13
Passed
Total votes 40
Oct 28, 2024
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.47.
executive
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-13)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (60-16-0)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Quijano)
lower
Dec 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (27-13)
upper
Oct 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
upper
5 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
P
Dave Bailey
DDemocratic
P
Heather Simmons
DDemocratic
P
John Burzichelli
DDemocratic
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Stack
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Hutchison
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Egan
DDemocratic
Co
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
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