New Jersey A 5077: Provides for court dismissal, with prejudice, of civil actions for which lis pendens notices are filed under certain circumstances.

Bill Text

A5077 

ASSEMBLY, No. 5077 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires certain public utilities to provide 
customers notice of certain utility work that could impact traffic. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning certain public utility work 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.�� A public utility 
providing electric, gas, sewer, telephone, or water service shall provide 
written notice in a customer�s utility bill, of upcoming, scheduled utility 
service work, which is not the result of an emergency, that could impact 
traffic within a three-mile radius of the customer�s residence, as determined 
by the board.

���� b.��� As used in this section:

���� �Board� means the Board of 
Public Utilities or any successor agency.

���� �Emergency� means any 
condition constituting a clear and present danger to life, health, or property 
caused by a sudden natural or man-made disaster or related event.

���� �Public utility� shall have 
the same meaning as provided in R.S.48:2-13.

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

STATEMENT

���� The bill provides that a 
public utility providing electric, gas, sewer, telephone, or water service is 
to provide written notice in a customer�s utility bill, of upcoming, scheduled 
utility service work, which is not the result of an emergency, that could 
impact traffic within a three-mile radius of the customer�s residence.� Under 
the bill, �emergency� is defined as any condition constituting a clear and 
present danger to life, health, or property caused by a sudden natural or 
man-made disaster or related event.