republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/s-3926.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Authorizes certain offshore wind projects to construct power lines and obtain real property interests; grants BPU authority to supersede certain local governmental powers upon petition from offshore wind project.	Authorizes certain offshore wind projects to construct power lines and obtain real property interests; grants BPU authority to supersede certain local governmental powers upon petition from offshore wind project.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	S 3926	New Jersey S 3926 (219)	bill	BEACHES ENERGY	enacted	Burzichelli, John J. Karabinchak, Robert J. Kennedy, James J. Smith, Bob Sweeney, Stephen M.	2	8	4	2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00	2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/55a5789c-a089-49e9-a8e3-5c64f32fed78	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	9304aaae90a9c9d0fc30cba6d8d3022685ef7d53ebfc1363b13a5534d84de500	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 3926 (219) — Authorizes certain offshore wind projects to construct power lines and obtain real property interests; grants BPU authority to supersede certain local governmental powers upon petition from offshore wind project.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 49–26 (pass) · lower
• Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• AMEND — 23–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 25–13 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
• Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
• Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
• Smith, Bob — primary (person)
• Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
• Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
• Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00 Senate Amendment (23-0) (Smith) amendment-passage
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (25-13) passage
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A5894 (2R)
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (49-26-0) passage
• 2021-07-22T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2021, c.178. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/55a5789c-a089-49e9-a8e3-5c64f32fed78. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).