---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects."
description: "Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 828"
citation: "New Jersey S 828 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e15e7822-2a66-47a6-8c20-e85ff2baad92"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3a5c83d7a74937fc105fe0c114f3a158c04c17dd6ba799f0a15e507d2d1bff18"
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 S 828 (219) — Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.

## 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/S1000/828_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/828_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–3** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-3) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2101 (2R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-4-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.263. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e15e7822-2a66-47a6-8c20-e85ff2baad92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).