Committees · 2002–2003 Session
Telecommunications and Utilities
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Democrat · 29th District
Democrat · 34th District
Democrat · 17th District
Republican · 2nd District
Democrat · 17th District
Republican · 12th District
Republican · 24th District
Republican · 40th District
Democrat · 19th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2002–2003 Session.
Bills sent84
2% of the bills the General Assembly sent to committees
Reported out39%
33 of 84; 4 moved on without a report, 47 stopped in committee
Time in committee55 days
most between 28 and 199 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026–2027 is so far.
2026–2027281 bills
reported 9% · typically 62 days, most 21–135 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2024–2025257 bills
reported 14% · typically 56 days, most 38–178 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2022–2023142 bills
reported 18% · typically 110 days, most 62–186 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2020–2021177 bills
reported 16% · typically 45 days, most 2–311 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2018–2019201 bills
reported 26% · typically 95 days, most 20–235 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2016–2017153 bills
reported 22% · typically 112 days, most 39–253 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2014–2015163 bills
reported 20% · typically 109 days, most 31–241 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2012–2013152 bills
reported 22% · typically 126 days, most 31–238 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2010–2011102 bills
reported 34% · typically 56 days, most 21–145 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2008–200997 bills
reported 29% · typically 55 days, most 7–133 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2006–200788 bills
reported 27% · typically 44 days, most 7–108 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2004–200581 bills
reported 30% · typically 70 days, most 21–137 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2002–200384 bills
reported 39% · typically 55 days, most 28–199 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2000–2001108 bills
reported 24% · typically 132 days, most 60–238 · 0 amendments · 9 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2002–2003 Session, newest first.
84 bills
Assembly Bill 3954 · Requires certain Internet operators to remove defamatory materials and to disclose account information to defamed individuals.
Sent December 15, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3907 · Authorizes public-private partnerships for design, construction and operation of cogeneration facilities.
Sent December 11, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3921 · Exempts certain county and municipally-owned water supply facilities from BPU regulation.
Sent December 11, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3850 · Allows residential subscribers to designate third parties to receive CATV service termination notices.
Sent June 28, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3871 · Establishes certain consumer protection measures for cellular telephone customers.
Sent June 28, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3802 · Concerns telemarketing political calls.
Sent June 16, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3614 · Concerns procedures with respect to placement, replacement or removal of public utility poles under certain circumstances.
Sent May 15, 2003 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3520 · Regulates telephone customer service practices.
Sent May 8, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3549 · Provides criminal penalty for transmission of certain unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages.
Sent May 8, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
Assembly Bill 3550 · Prohibits transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail or computer contaminant.
Sent May 8, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
Assembly Bill 3551 · Criminalizes transmission of certain unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages.
Sent May 8, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
Assembly Bill 3298 · Appropriates certain additional federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.
Sent February 4, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3254 · Requires electric utilities to provide reduced rates to volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squads.
Sent February 3, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3281 · Includes certain business practices of cable television companies as violations of "New Jersey Antitrust Act."
Sent February 3, 2003 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3188 · Allows counties, municipalities and school districts to join with the State under certain circumstances for acquisition of alternative electrical energy systems.
Sent January 23, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3161 · Increases cable television franchise fees.
Sent January 14, 2003 · Reported out after 20 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 3142 · Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products.
Sent January 9, 2003 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2966 · Requires Internet service providers to warn subscribers of possible toll charges for internet telephone access.
Sent November 7, 2002 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2452 · Clarifies financial liability of certain cellular telephone service users upon notification of unauthorized use of cellular telephone.
Sent October 21, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2912 · Establishes certain customer protection requirements for cable televison customers.
Sent October 21, 2002 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the General Assembly
64 more
Senate Bill 1304 · Concerns cable television competition and urges the President and Congress to allow States to have certain regulatory power to create that competition. *
Sent October 7, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 812 · Clarifies provisions of "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal electric power systems and rural electric cooperatives. *
Sent September 30, 2002 · Reported out after 126 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2773 · Supplemental appropriation of $4.8 million in federal funds to DHS for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Sent September 23, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2677 · "The Cellular Telephone Usage Disclosure Act."
Sent September 12, 2002 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2721 · Prohibits transmission of certain unsolicited fax advertisements over telephone lines.
Sent September 12, 2002 · Reported out after 144 days · then passed the General Assembly
Senate Bill 1530 · Requires licensing and registration of energy use allocation systems according to procedures adopted by State Superintendent of Division of Weights and Measures.
Sent September 12, 2002 · Reported out after 39 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2609 · Prohibits discrimination by CATV companies against unaffiliated video programming vendors.
Sent June 28, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 668 · Concerns the provision of CATV service and telecommunications service.
Sent June 27, 2002 · Reported out after 221 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Senate Bill 1355 · Revises New Jersey's computer crime law to incorporate recent technological changes.
Sent June 24, 2002 · Reported out after 199 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2455 · Prohibits certain unsolicited political calls by political organizations or candidates to persons in this State.
Sent June 13, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2456 · Requires CATV companies to forward annually number and types of customer complaints to BPU.
Sent June 13, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2345 · Directs BPU to provide for continuation of electrical service for certain residential customers during sustained periods of excessive heat.
Sent May 13, 2002 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2280 · Reorganizes public utility and energy regulation.
Sent May 9, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2165 · Revises process for governmental energy aggregation. **
Sent March 26, 2002 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2182 · Eliminates immediately the rate reductions and rate caps of electric public utilities for provision of basic generation service.
Sent March 26, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2192 · Authorizes BPU to allow electric public utilities to recover basic generation services transition costs over a term of not less than 20 years.
Sent March 26, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2095 · Imposes penalties for violations of renewable energy standards by electricity providers.
Sent March 18, 2002 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2108 · Permits BPU to authorize the securitization of deferred balances of electric public utilities for the provision of basic generation service.
Sent March 18, 2002 · Reported out after 52 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2026 · Prohibits distributions by public utilities while not in compliance with BPU order.
Sent March 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2037 · Directs BPU to require telephone companies to submit new dialing plans for certain intra-State calls.
Sent March 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1959 · Prohibits erection of communications tower facilities in certain circumstances.
Sent March 4, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1960 · Prohibits a communications tower facility from being erected within 200 feet of a public or private school or a child care center.
Sent March 4, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1971 · Establishes the State Public Safety Wireless Communications Coordinating Council; appropriates $500,000.
Sent March 4, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1990 · Provides rebates for installation of certain photovoltaic equipment.
Sent March 4, 2002 · Reported out after 231 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Senate Bill 83 · Directs BPU to provide for continuation of electrical service for certain residential customers during periods of excessive heat. **
Sent March 4, 2002 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 1777 · Prohibits BPU regulation of certain district heating and cooling systems.
Sent February 11, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1704 · Prohibits accessing of encrypted and non-encrypted information under certain circumstances.
Sent February 4, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1726 · Upgrades penalty for misusing public utility employee identification badge; establishes penalties for making, selling or possessing simulated public utility employee identification badge.
Sent February 4, 2002 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1728 · Revises New Jersey's computer crime law to incorporate recent technological changes.
Sent February 4, 2002 · Reported out after 339 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1769 · Requires certain public utilities to notify appropriate law enforcement official of service shutoffs to multifamily housing unit customers under certain circumstances. *
Sent February 4, 2002 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 1625 · Authorizes Commissioner of Transportation to extend current ban on large trucks outside of National Network to 96-inch wide trucks.
Sent January 31, 2002 · Moved on without a report after 4 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1628 · Establishes environmental standards for the sale of electricity.
Sent January 31, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 130 · Establishes certain penalties for transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. *
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 524 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 131 · Increases penalties for unauthorized access and damage to individuals' home computers or software.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 171 · Requires Division of Criminal Justice to establish program to train municipal and county law enforcement officers to detect computer crime.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 183 · Clarifies provisions of "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act" concerning municipal electric power systems and rural electric cooperatives. *
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 286 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 252 · Prohibits utilities from assessing late payment charges to certain customers and prohibits CATV companies from assessing late payment charges less than 30 days past due date of subscriber's bill. *
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 316 · Makes various changes to cable television franchise fee.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 365 · "New Jersey Online Privacy Protection Act."
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 368 · Prohibits imposition by water utilities of standby fees or charges for certain fire protection systems. ***
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 386 · Provides for access to certain energy customer information by appropriate parties for municipal aggregation.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 406 · Regulates certain electronic mail solicitations.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 452 · Allocates certain costs of implementing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 telephone system.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 571 · Regulates rates for certain pay telephone calls.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 623 · Concerns overpayments to public utilities.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 666 · Allows county governments to join with State under certain circumstances for purchase of electric generation service and electric related service.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 128 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 727 · Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 789 · Revises computer crime law and enhances law enforcement's ability to fight computer-related crime; appropriates $1.2 million.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 928 · Requires notification of municipalities by public utilities under certain circumstances.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 933 · Prevents ratepayer cross-subsidization of certain non-tariff utility activities through unreasonable cost allocation.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 937 · Requires State to purchase energy efficient machinery and electrical equipment and requires governmental entities to prepare energy savings plan.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1008 · Establishes the "Unsolicited Telephone Sales Calls Act of 2000."
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1108 · Exempts certain sales by rural electric cooperatives from sales tax and corporation business tax.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 44 days
Assembly Bill 1176 · Prohibits telephone solicitation of certain telephone subscribers.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1321 · Authorizes actions for damages for computer information theft.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 303 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1322 · Prohibits sale or distribution of computer software under certain circumstances.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Moved on without a report after 23 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1323 · Requires e-mailed unsolicited advertising materials to meet certain requirements.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1324 · Authorizes actions for damages for computer embezzlement.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 303 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1325 · Authorizes actions for damages for unauthorized use of credit card information.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 254 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1327 · "Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection Act."
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1353 · Authorizes actions for damages for computer impersonation and electronic forgery.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1374 · Allows meeting notices of certain public bodies to be available on the Internet.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 128 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 1511 · Prohibits blocking of caller identification.
Sent January 8, 2002 · Reported out after 23 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1531 · The "Mobile Telephone Act."
Sent January 8, 2002 · Moved on without a report after 268 days · did not pass the General Assembly