l9n/ New Jersey

2026–2027 Session

Senate Bill 2368

"Garden State Balcony Solar Act"; exempts portable solar generation devices from certain requirements, and requires certain entities to allow use and installation of portable solar generation devices.**

Became P.L.2026, c.82, on September 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Andrew Zwicker, Linda R. Greenstein

In the General Assembly

8 co-sponsors

Balvir Singh, Katie Brennan, Ravi S. Bhalla, Rosaura Bagolie, Chigozie U. Onyema, Roy Freiman, Andrew Macurdy, Mitchelle Drulis

Its course

January 13 to September 1, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action14 actions on 8 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Mar 2369 days

Environment and EnergyJan 13 to Mar 1662 days

In the General AssemblyMar 23 to Jun 3099 days

Telecommunications and UtilitiesMar 23 to Jun 473 days

Public Safety and PreparednessJun 4 to Jun 23 · moved on19 days

State and Local GovernmentJun 23 to Jun 230 days

BudgetJun 28 to Jun 280 days

Back in the SenateJun 30 to Jun 300 days

With the GovernorJun 30 to Sep 163 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 16

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 23

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 28

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 13 – Mar 23

  1. Introduced in the Senate and sent to Environment and Energy
  2. Environment and Energy recommended it as amended
  3. Read a second time
  4. Passed the Senate, 38 to 0

In the General Assembly Mar 23 – Jun 30

  1. Arrived in the General Assembly
  2. Sent to Telecommunications and Utilities
  3. Telecommunications and Utilities recommended it
  4. Sent to Public Safety and Preparedness
  5. Sent to State and Local Government
  6. State and Local Government recommended it as amended
  7. Read a second time
  8. Sent to Budget
  9. Budget recommended it as amended
  10. Read a second time
  11. Passed the General Assembly, 79 to 0

Back in the Senate Jun 30

  1. Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
  2. Passed the Senate, 40 to 0, and so both houses

To the Governor Sep 1

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Became P.L.2026, c.82
All 14 actions, as published