---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires establishment of automated platform to expedite construction code approval of applications to install residential solar energy systems."
description: "Requires establishment of automated platform to expedite construction code approval of applications to install residential solar energy systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5264"
citation: "New Jersey A 5264 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Haider, Shama A.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Spearman, William W."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a676e10-f1cb-41ab-b017-9d0b919e1281"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "159401a56ddf208751bc6d76ca965a649622f05f6a77ea21088457a5fc14c7be"
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 A 5264 (221) — Requires establishment of automated platform to expedite construction code approval of applications to install residential solar energy systems.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5264_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 5/15/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5264_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint Conditional Veto 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5264_R2.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR GOV REC — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR GOV REC — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Spearman, William W. — primary (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Kane, Melinda — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4100 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly `executive-veto`
- **2025-11-24T05:00:00+00:00** First Reading/Governor Recommendations Only
- **2025-11-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading in the Assembly on Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-1) `passage`
- **2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.174. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a676e10-f1cb-41ab-b017-9d0b919e1281`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).