Requires automatic enrollment into utility bill payment assistance programs for certain individuals and households.

This bill (S 2876) requires New Jersey state agencies to automatically enroll eligible households into ongoing utility bill assistance programs. It directs the Department of Human Services and Treasury to share information about recipients of needs-based programs (like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, SNAP, and Supplemental Security Income) with agencies managing utility assistance (such as the Winter/Spring Termination Programs). Agencies must then automatically enroll qualifying households into programs like the Universal Service Fund, without requiring separate applications. The bill was withdrawn on January 13, 2026, as it was incorporated into an already-approved law (P.L.2025, c.387).