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+type: "Bill"
+title: "\"Linda's Law\"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment."
+description: "\"Linda's Law\"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "A 4430"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4430 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH", "HUMAN SVCS", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Swain, Lisa", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-07-05T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbdcc6b4-8425-4078-8b3f-b1b4dc70da75"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "363ee24cef514b1dfc70cea2ab647b693aea4160429b1345dcc277acbe4954aa"
+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 4430 (218) — "Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Assembly Committee Substitute A4555** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4430_U1.HTM)
+2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4430_I1.HTM)
+3. **Reprint of Substitute A4555** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4430_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–1** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR IN SA — **75–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- AMEND — **26–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
+- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
+- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
+- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
+- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
+- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
+- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-1) `passage`
+- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (26-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3029 (1R)
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-1) `passage`
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-1) `passage`
+- **2019-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.154. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbdcc6b4-8425-4078-8b3f-b1b4dc70da75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+