Senate bill · 222
S 3944
Authorizes renewable energy systems on preserved farmland to provide power or heat to adjacent properties, under certain conditions.
Progress
77 days from first to latest action, across 4 recorded actions.
Filed
Mar 12
Referred to committee
Mar 12
Heard in committee
May 18
Reported from committee
May 18
Passed first chamber
May 28
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Reported favorably out of committee
Senate · May 18, 2026
Passed 5–0
5 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Senate · May 28, 2026
Passed 36–0
36 Yea
0 Nay
4 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by New Jersey Legislature.
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee Telecommunications and Utilities
May 28, 2026 · General Assembly
Passed by the Senate (36-0)
May 28, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading Environment and Energy
May 18, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee Environment and Energy
Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Environment and Energy
Senate
Referred Mar 12, 2026 · heard May 18, 2026 · reported after 67 days
- Telecommunications and Utilities
General Assembly
Referred May 28, 2026 · never reported