Prohibits public utilities from assessing surcharges and certain fees.
This bill prohibits New Jersey public utilities from charging three specific fees to customers: (1) surcharges for using third-party payment processors, (2) fees for choosing one-time payments instead of automatic payments, and (3) fees for requesting paper statements instead of paperless billing. It directly affects all residential and business customers who pay utility bills in New Jersey. The law takes immediate effect, requiring utilities to absorb costs related to payment processing and billing methods without passing them to customers. This creates a clear policy change by eliminating these optional fees from utility bills.
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 2, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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Shirley Turner
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