A 4972·NJ·house
Revises BPU membership terms and requires BPU members to have certain experience.
In CommitteeFiled May 7, 2026
Sponsor: DiMaio, John
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Introduced First Reading Assembly Referred to ATU
May 7, 2026
Summary
The bill changes how New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities is staffed. It makes all five members full‑time, limits the number from any one political party, sets six‑year staggered terms, and requires at least one member to have energy‑affordability/consumer‑protection experience and another to have grid‑engineering or reliability experience.
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