---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs."
description: "Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5435"
citation: "New Jersey A 5435 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Katz, Andrea", "Singh, Balvir", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Tully, Chris"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3e6f851-8444-4f05-9ad3-47c33d239961"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "134c0f12bc3bf5d81968261c5ba80a9887d519ef88ca460cbb76d5ca6c3b971b"
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 5435 (221) — Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.

## 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/A5500/5435_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AHU 5/8/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5435_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Katz, Andrea — primary (person)
- Singh, Balvir — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Tully, Chris — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+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** Passed Assembly (77-0-1) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4308 (1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, 265. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3e6f851-8444-4f05-9ad3-47c33d239961`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).