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Bill "Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment. "Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment. us/states/nj New Jersey Legislature 218 A 4430 New Jersey A 4430 (218)
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Cruz-Perez, Nilsa
DeAngelo, Wayne P.
Greenstein, Linda R.
Kennedy, James J.
Lopez, Yvonne
Mukherji, Raj
Pintor Marin, Eliana
Ruiz, M. Teresa
Swain, Lisa
Vitale, Joseph F.
3 10 5 2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00 2019-07-05T04:00:00+00:00 openstates ocd-bill/bbdcc6b4-8425-4078-8b3f-b1b4dc70da75 http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp 363ee24cef514b1dfc70cea2ab647b693aea4160429b1345dcc277acbe4954aa 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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New Jersey A 4430 (218) — "Linda's Law"; prohibits electric public utilities from discontinuing service to customers using life-sustaining equipment with verification of use of equipment.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Assembly Committee Substitute A4555 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
  3. Reprint of Substitute A4555 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 371 (pass) · upper
  • 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 760 (pass) · lower
  • CONCUR IN SA — 750 (pass) · lower
  • Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — 70 (pass) · lower
  • AMEND — 260 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
  • DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
  • Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
  • Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
  • Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
  • Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
  • Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
  • Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
  • Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
  • Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
  • Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
  • Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
  • Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
  • Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
  • Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
  • McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
  • Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
  • Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
  • Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
  • Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
  • Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
  • Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
  • Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
  • Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee introduction, referral-committee
  • 2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
  • 2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (76-0-1) passage
  • 2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
  • 2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00 Senate Amendment (26-0) (Vitale) amendment-passage
  • 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for S3029 (1R)
  • 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (37-1) passage
  • 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
  • 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-1) passage
  • 2019-07-05T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2019, c.154. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bbdcc6b4-8425-4078-8b3f-b1b4dc70da75. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).