---
type: "Bill"
title: "Updates certain notification requirements in \"Energy Bill Watch\" program."
description: "Updates certain notification requirements in \"Energy Bill Watch\" program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5736"
citation: "New Jersey A 5736 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey, David", "Burzichelli, John J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Miller, Cody D.", "Simmons, Heather"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ede57b0b-02ce-4f5c-9683-7fce99b3015c"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "7c0b74346887b1b2b5c855ae180ed13e05f69f609082e89b27fbc4699aa1b07b"
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 5736 (221) — Updates certain notification requirements in "Energy Bill Watch" program.

## 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/A6000/5736_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ATU 6/12/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A6000/5736_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–9** (pass) · upper
- RETURN 2RDG--AA — **31–42** (fail) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey, David — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — primary (person)
- Simmons, Heather — primary (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Venezia, Michael — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To As Lost (31-42-0) (Sauickie)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-18-1) `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 S4532 (1R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-9) `passage`
- **2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.99. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ede57b0b-02ce-4f5c-9683-7fce99b3015c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).