Requires report of societal benefits charge revenues and expenditures to be included in the Governor's annual budget message.
This bill requires New Jersey's Governor to include a detailed annual report in the budget message about revenues and expenditures from the "societal benefits charge" on utility bills. The report must show, for five prior fiscal years and the current year, how much money was collected, and how it was allocated - specifically for energy efficiency programs, the Universal Services Fund (which supports low-income energy assistance), and plug-in electric vehicle incentives. It mandates itemized breakdowns of funds committed and spent for each program, including amounts retained by electric and gas utilities. The bill applies to all electric and gas public utilities in the state and aims to increase transparency about how these utility bill charges fund public programs.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
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John Burzichelli
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