---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel."
description: "Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3534"
citation: "New Jersey A 3534 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS", "WASTEWATER", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Bucco, Anthony R.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Singleton, Troy", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Webber, Jay"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f94f4993-cae9-454f-b51c-a4c1c4343808"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1e624c05eb9544748fc55f3398ab86664c3edf7d7b71a0c0badb89bfa326790a"
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 3534 (217) — Permits authorities and local units operating water supply or sewerage facilities to waive, reduce, or defer sewerage and water service fees for deployed military personnel.

## 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/2016/Bills/A4000/3534_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3534_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2086 (1R)
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.102. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f94f4993-cae9-454f-b51c-a4c1c4343808`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).