---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Summer Termination Program\" for certain utility customers."
description: "Establishes \"Summer Termination Program\" for certain utility customers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5563"
citation: "New Jersey A 5563 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Quijano, Annette", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5170eb0-a879-41f4-8b57-962cc71c9559"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "a1a1753808a204518cec05cfa75c0057f8dca671b37b5142594a4559a15f018a"
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 5563 (221) — Establishes "Summer Termination Program" for certain utility customers.

## 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/A6000/5563_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 6/30/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5563_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **57–11** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **25–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SA — **57–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (57-11-11) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (25-14) (Mukherji) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4361 (1R)
- **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) (57-11-11) `passage`
- **2025-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.145. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5170eb0-a879-41f4-8b57-962cc71c9559`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).