Telecommunications and Utilities

February 20, 2020 at 10:00am (EST)

• Location:
  Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton NJ
• Description:

  *Revised 2/14/20 - A-2371 (1R) added for consideration.

• Tracked Bills to be Heard:

  A229 - Requires telecommunications companies to provide prorated refunds for service outages of longer than 24 hours.

  A312 - Prohibits public utility from terminating service for nonpayment unless customer is provided certified letter at least 10 business days prior to scheduled termination date.

  A1725 - Requires certain telecommunications, cable television, and public utility service providers to notify public entities of service discontinuance five business days prior to shutoff.

  A2101 - Requires public utilities and local units to provide notice prior to initiating certain infrastructure projects.

  A2371 - Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends definition of "Class I renewable energy."