---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs.*"
description: "Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 5466"
citation: "New Jersey A 5466 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey, David", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Freiman, Roy", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dc81c4a-561e-4259-84fa-5bf586be7aeb"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "2c230b985e0979f5352a91165fa3f4e80286e05e34784eff6584ed40cc609210"
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 5466 (221) — Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs.*

## 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/A5500/5466_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint ATU 5/5/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5500/5466_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–2** (pass) · lower
- TABLE MOTION — **22–15** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey, David — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Atkins, Reginald W. — cosponsor (person)
- Bagolie, Rosaura — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-2-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S4318 (1R)
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Pennacchio)
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table Sa (Ruiz) (22-15)
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.98. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dc81c4a-561e-4259-84fa-5bf586be7aeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).