---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits certain utility discontinuances; establishes Winter Termination Program; requires BPU to include sewer and water public utilities in Winter Termination Program. *"
description: "Prohibits certain utility discontinuances; establishes Winter Termination Program; requires BPU to include sewer and water public utilities in Winter Termination Program. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 4081"
citation: "New Jersey S 4081 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTIL", "WASTEWATER", "WATER SUPPLY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Quijano, Annette", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe576d68-9e9a-4f96-91f4-6bab6908d9ef"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fbb596ec963b84ae9a49f33ebc3a1156b4be7076849d99995cb61e8b4144d1c3"
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 4081 (219) — Prohibits certain utility discontinuances; establishes Winter Termination Program; requires BPU to include sewer and water public utilities in Winter Termination Program. *

## 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/S4500/4081_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4500/4081_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A6115 (2R)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.317. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe576d68-9e9a-4f96-91f4-6bab6908d9ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).