---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires BPU to establish and maintain electronic public records access service on its website; requires BPU to provide certain notice of its meetings and hearings and allow public comment."
description: "Requires BPU to establish and maintain electronic public records access service on its website; requires BPU to provide certain notice of its meetings and hearings and allow public comment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4556"
citation: "New Jersey A 4556 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INTERNET", "PUB RECORDS", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Quijano, Annette", "Smith, Bob", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45cf9aea-3c7a-4551-9f75-76fcd22f6d3f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3cf52847bc8edcb88bfc50a7f077cc5d47ea02f9a8f1047de20ec501cfa75c18"
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 4556 (219) — Requires BPU to establish and maintain electronic public records access service on its website; requires BPU to provide certain notice of its meetings and hearings and allow public comment.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute A4145** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4556_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4556_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2611 (1R)
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.96. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45cf9aea-3c7a-4551-9f75-76fcd22f6d3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).