---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes imposition of fee for connection to municipal electric distribution system."
description: "Authorizes imposition of fee for connection to municipal electric distribution system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1239"
citation: "New Jersey S 1239 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MUNICIPALITI", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/388f1d81-86d8-427d-aac8-387e5386446a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1b914ed1043ccb1f0ae2e35929d349c8dceca3ee9e8195829dfa743ab15b2ef7"
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 1239 (219) — Authorizes imposition of fee for connection to municipal electric distribution system.

## 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/S1500/1239_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–6** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5131
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-6-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.270. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/388f1d81-86d8-427d-aac8-387e5386446a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).