---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes."
description: "Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5121"
citation: "New Jersey A 5121 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB UTIL TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Singleton, Troy", "Smith, Bob", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dddf0983-742e-4c08-8180-ecc3cd03c540"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c502af315f0a18d2e06eafdb00e42b542ccfac4a42ec478e082fa27548edd9e4"
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 5121 (219) — Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes.

## 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/A9999/5121_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (60-11-2) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3287
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-14) `passage`
- **2021-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.213. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dddf0983-742e-4c08-8180-ecc3cd03c540`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).