New Jersey S 482: Criminalizes fourth or subsequent drunk driving offenses.

Bill Text

S482 

SENATE, No. 482 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator OWEN HENRY

District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires electric public utilities to take certain 
actions in event of outages in age-restricted communities.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act requiring electric public utilities to take 
certain actions in the event of an outage in an age-restricted community and 
supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this 
section:

���� �Age-restricted community� 
means a planned real estate development, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, 
c.419 (C.45:22A-23), consisting of dwelling units governed by a common set of 
rules, regulations, or restrictions intended and operated for persons 55 years 
of age or older.

���� �Electric public utility� means 
a public utility, as that term is defined in R.S.48:2-13, that distributes 
electricity to end users within this State.

���� �Extended power outage� means 
a disruption in service provided by an electric public utility that lasts more 
than 24 consecutive hours.

���� b.��� In the event that there 
is an extended power outage, the electric public utility that is responsible 
for providing the service affected by the extended power outage shall provide 
the following in every age-restricted community affected by the extended power 
outage, until restoration of electric service after the extended power outage:

���� (1) access to potable water by 
setting up temporary water distribution stations; 

���� (2) cooling stations equipped 
with air conditioning and adequate seating to accommodate residents or heating 
stations equipped with heating capabilities and adequate seating to accommodate 
residents; and

���� (3) charging stations for 
electronic devices.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires that, in 
the event of an extended power outage, the electric public utility that is 
responsible for providing the� service affected by the extended power outage is 
required to, until the restoration of electric service, provide the following in 
every affected age-restricted community: (1) access to potable water by setting 
up temporary water distribution stations; (2) cooling stations equipped with 
air conditioning and adequate seating to accommodate residents or heating 
stations equipped with heating capabilities and adequate seating; and (3) 
charging stations for electronic devices.

���� The bill defines �extended 
power outage� to mean a disruption in service provided by an electric public 
utility that lasts more than 24 consecutive hours and �age-restricted 
community� to mean a planned real estate development consisting of dwelling 
units governed by a common set of rules, regulations, or restrictions intended 
and operated for persons 55 years of age or older.