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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Increases penalties for energy \"slamming\" practices."
+description: "Increases penalties for energy \"slamming\" practices."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "A 1683"
+citation: "New Jersey A 1683 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Handlin, Amy H.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Pou, Nellie"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09c1ce8c-9db0-4b60-bfdd-0ecd8b67bfdc"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "39ed0f2f24500b92eff71b2049c538acbcad27028267a95433116e9899758ca2"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 1683 (218) — Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1683_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
+- Handlin, Amy H. — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
+- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
+- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
+- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
+- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
+- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
+- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
+- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
+- Wolfe, David W. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
+- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1990
+- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
+- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.60. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09c1ce8c-9db0-4b60-bfdd-0ecd8b67bfdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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