---
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).