In the General Assembly's Telecommunications and Utilities Committee since May 28, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Senate Bill 3944
Authorizes renewable energy systems on preserved farmland to provide power or heat to adjacent properties, under certain conditions.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Mar 10
Chief co-sponsor from May 21
Its course
March 12 to May 28, 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the SenateMar 12 to May 2877 days
Environment and EnergyMar 12 to May 1867 days
In the General AssemblyFrom May 28
Telecommunications and UtilitiesFrom May 28
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Senate, third reading36–0
Passed · May 28
Who voted how
Yea Angela V. McKnight, Anthony M. Bucco, Benjie E. Wimberly, Bob Smith, Brian P. Stack, Britnee N. Timberlake, Carmen F. Amato Jr., Douglas J. Steinhardt, Gordon M. Johnson, Holly T. Schepisi, James Beach, James W. Holzapfel, John F. McKeon, John J. Burzichelli, Jon M. Bramnick, Joseph A. Lagana, Joseph F. Vitale, Joseph P. Cryan, Joseph Pennacchio, Kristin M. Corrado, Latham Tiver, Linda R. Greenstein, M. Teresa Ruiz, Michael L. Testa Jr., Nicholas P. Scutari, Parker Space, Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Paul A. Sarlo, Paul D. Moriarty, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer, Shirley K. Turner, Troy Singleton, Vin Gopal, Vincent J. Polistina
Not voting Andrew Zwicker, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez, Owen Henry
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 Mar 12 – May 28
- Mar 12Introduced in the Senate and sent to Environment and Energy
- May 18Environment and Energy recommended it
- Read a second time
- May 28Passed the Senate, 36 to 0
In the General Assembly May 28
- May 28Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Telecommunications and Utilities