---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires developers to offer electric vehicle charging stations as option in certain new home construction."
description: "Requires developers to offer electric vehicle charging stations as option in certain new home construction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 349"
citation: "New Jersey S 349 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTR CODES", "HOUSING", "MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cf0a7ce-eaab-4c67-a56b-36bf066ba242"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "57dab5c3a77075d0a44c5dafd798ecf84df95a808b5ad2a72a8450d54565978c"
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 349 (219) — Requires developers to offer electric vehicle charging stations as option in certain new home construction.

## 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/S0500/349_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/349_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — 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 Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-2) `passage`
- **2020-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1993 (1R)
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-2-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.80. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cf0a7ce-eaab-4c67-a56b-36bf066ba242`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).