---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic."
description: "Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4671"
citation: "New Jersey A 4671 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Singleton, Troy", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7af3b237-17c0-4435-91ac-a766e2bbb631"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0b01309f37b05c05275a8084185eabc60283f72d561cedf2abaa1a07f0ccb894"
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 4671 (219) — Requires public and local utilities to provide notice to residential customers of available relief measures during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

## 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/2020/Bills/A5000/4671_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A5000/4671_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR BY AMEND — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **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 Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3326 (1R)
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred by Assembly Amendments (70-0-0) (Schaer)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **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.97. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7af3b237-17c0-4435-91ac-a766e2bbb631`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).