---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public utility to charge veterans' organization residential rate for service delivered to property at which veterans' organization primarily operates."
description: "Requires public utility to charge veterans' organization residential rate for service delivered to property at which veterans' organization primarily operates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 837"
citation: "New Jersey A 837 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTIL", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64271cbb-297b-4243-a10e-25b44159e0e1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9984164042640cf8ab14136e56b9522baeec8d86c96f904ed6dbdd2d2e26da42"
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 837 (218) — Requires public utility to charge veterans' organization residential rate for service delivered to property at which veterans' organization primarily operates.

## 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/A1000/837_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/837_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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 Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2446
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.77. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64271cbb-297b-4243-a10e-25b44159e0e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).