---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage."
description: "Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5267"
citation: "New Jersey A 5267 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey, David", "Burzichelli, John J.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Egan, Kevin P.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cdad26c-308c-4b51-a9c2-a715fccc068b"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "6cd57e01f8b6f2e686e5def023938127f912d841735c00121df6a2b9ff02709e"
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 5267 (221) — Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage.

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Substitute Assembly 5/22/25 AS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5267_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5267_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint ATU 3/20/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5267_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint of Substitute Senate 6/30/25 1R AS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5267_R1a.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **55–22** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- RECONSIDER — **27–11** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **23–14** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **51–26** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **54–23** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey, David — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Egan, Kevin P. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons, Heather — 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 Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitution (Carter) (Voice)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (55-22-2) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4289 (SCS)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-12) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Reconsidered Vote (27-11) (Smith)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (23-14) (Smith) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4289 (SCS)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-14) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-23-1) `passage`
- **2025-08-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.136. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cdad26c-308c-4b51-a9c2-a715fccc068b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).