New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced

S 4756 — Requires electric public utilities to develop service restoration plans for certain communities on well water or septic systems.

Last action — INT 1RS REF SEG

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed General Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

The bill requires electric utilities to create restoration plans for certain communities using well water or septic systems.

This legislation mandates electric public utilities to develop service restoration plans specifically for communities that rely on well water or septic systems. The bill aims to ensure these specific communities have a structured plan in case of service disruptions.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families in communities using well water or septic systems may benefit from improved service restoration plans during outages.

Summary

Well water or septic sys, cert communities-develop service restoration plans

Bill Text

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How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 48:7-26.

  • N.J.S.A. 48:7-26

    "Priority service restoration" means prioritizing electric power service restoration to certain facilities essential to the public welfare, including private well water and septic communities. "Private well water and septic community" or "community" means a municipality within the utility's service territory where at least 40 percent of electric public utility residential customers rely on private well water at the customer's residence. "Sustained interruption" means the cessation of electric public utility service to one or more customers lasting more than 12 consecutive hours after the conclusion of a major event where the utility service cessation was caused by that major event.

    amended

Action History

  1. INT 1RS REF SEG

Sponsors

  • Owen Henry · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Henry, Owen

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 4756 do?
Well water or septic sys, cert communities-develop service restoration plans
Who sponsors S 4756?
S 4756 is sponsored by Henry, Owen.
What is the current status of S 4756?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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