New Jersey A 1840: Prohibits use of paper receipts containing bisphenol-A or bisphenol-S; provides for phased-in prohibition on use of all paper receipts; authorizes continued use of electronic receipts.

Bill Text

A1840 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1840 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman GREGORY E. MYHRE

District 9 (Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Inganamort, Kennedy and Scharfenberger

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires BPU to review and report on rates and 
revenues of electric public utilities that use smart meters.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act requiring the Board of Public Utilities to review the 
rates and revenues of certain electric public utilities.

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

���� 1.��� a.� For the purposes of 
this section:

���� �Board� means the Board of 
Public Utilities.

���� �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.

���� �Smart meter� means an 
electric metering device that employs smart meter technology to measure and 
record electricity usage data for billing and other purposes and identifies a 
customer�s electricity consumption in greater detail than a conventional meter.� 
�Smart meter� shall include a basic hourly interval meter, a meter with one-way 
communication, and a real-time meter with built-in two-way communication 
capable of recording and transmitting instantaneous electric usage data.

���� b.��� The Board of Public 
Utilities shall review the electric rates charged and the revenues collected by 
any electric public utility that uses smart meters for billing.� The board�s 
review shall include a comparison of rates and revenue amounts, for each electric 
public utility, prior to and following the electric public utility�s 
installation of smart meters.

���� c.���� Within six months after 
the effective date of this act, the board shall submit, to the Governor and, 
pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, a 
written report that summarizes the board�s findings during its review conducted 
pursuant to subsection b. of this section.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately and shall expire upon the board�s submission of its report 
as required pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the Board 
of Public Utilities (board) to review the electric rates charged and the 
revenues collected by any electric public utility that uses smart meters.� The 
board�s review is to include a comparison of rates and revenue amounts, for 
each electric public utility, prior to and following the electric public 
utility�s installation of smart meters.� Within six months after the bill is 
enacted, the board is required to submit a written report that summarizes the board�s 
findings to the Governor and the Legislature.