---
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).