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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes successor program to solar renewable energy certificate program in BPU, including solicitation process for certain solar power generation facilities. *"
+description: "Establishes successor program to solar renewable energy certificate program in BPU, including solicitation process for certain solar power generation facilities. *"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "A 4554"
+citation: "New Jersey A 4554 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ENERGY", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Smith, Bob"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-07-09T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fb22e28-8283-4e57-ade4-915ff64de0c6"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "adb796b155c3bb671bcf490b23e6688f07a7fbcdfbbec1cebfaf1996ed3a54d6"
+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 4554 (219) — Establishes successor program to solar renewable energy certificate program in BPU, including solicitation process for certain solar power generation facilities. *
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Assembly Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4554_U1.HTM)
+2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4554_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–12** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **9–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
+- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
+- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
+- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (57-16-2) `passage`
+- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2605 (SCS/1R)
+- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-12) `passage`
+- **2021-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.169. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fb22e28-8283-4e57-ade4-915ff64de0c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+