---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets."
description: "Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 4530"
citation: "New Jersey S 4530 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donlon, Margie", "Gopal, Vin", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Peterpaul, Luanne M."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1edecf0f-33b7-4079-b024-ff8512d8fb1d"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "d72d53647b8bac384774dc2d541198ddbe0e9a702c0e0d2e831b7abe238f8fda"
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 S 4530 (221) — Requires BPU to revise community solar program targets.

## 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/S5000/4530_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Assembly 6/30/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S5000/4530_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–23** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–14** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **26–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donlon, Margie — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — primary (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Katz, Andrea — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Venezia, Michael — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-14) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Peterpaul) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5768 (2R)
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-23-1) `passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-13) `passage`
- **2025-08-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.135. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1edecf0f-33b7-4079-b024-ff8512d8fb1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).