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type: "Bill"
title: "Increases penalties for energy \"slamming\" practices."
description: "Increases penalties for energy \"slamming\" practices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1683"
citation: "New Jersey A 1683 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "PUBLIC UTIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Handlin, Amy H.", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Pou, Nellie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09c1ce8c-9db0-4b60-bfdd-0ecd8b67bfdc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "39ed0f2f24500b92eff71b2049c538acbcad27028267a95433116e9899758ca2"
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 1683 (218) — Increases penalties for energy "slamming" practices.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1683_I1.HTM)
## Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **350** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **50** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **120** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **720** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
- Wolfe, David W. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1990
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.60. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09c1ce8c-9db0-4b60-bfdd-0ecd8b67bfdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).