---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that natural gas supplier license issued by BPU may be renewed without expiring if certain conditions are met."
description: "Provides that natural gas supplier license issued by BPU may be renewed without expiring if certain conditions are met."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 605"
citation: "New Jersey S 605 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKeon, John F.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5c6b013-609b-4714-92ac-c4e276bce74a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "dea2713575712a7f90640f16f9c64f8d4c50d498aae640266a3f7a58ea05d95c"
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 605 (218) — Provides that natural gas supplier license issued by BPU may be renewed without expiring if certain conditions are met.

## 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/2018/Bills/S1000/605_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/605_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4012 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.101. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5c6b013-609b-4714-92ac-c4e276bce74a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).