New Jersey bills · 2026-2027 Regular Session

New Jersey S 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.**

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• McKeon, John F. (Democratic)
• Smith, Bob (Democratic)
• Calabrese, Clinton (Democratic)
• Park, Ellen J. (Democratic)
• Karabinchak, Robert J. (Democratic)

Cosponsors (11)

• Diegnan, Patrick J., Jr.
• Zwicker, Andrew (Democratic)
• Greenstein, Linda R. (Democratic)
• Singh, Balvir
• Brennan, Katie
• Bhalla, Ravi S.
• Bagolie, Rosaura (Democratic)
• Onyema, Chigozie U.
• Freiman, Roy (Democratic)
• Macurdy, Andrew
• Drulis, Mitchelle (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Introduced
• Statement
• Reprint

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Sep 1, 2026 · House
  Approved P.L.2026, c.82.
• Jun 30, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0)
• Jun 30, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• Jun 30, 2026 · House
  Passed by the Assembly (79-0-1)
• Jun 30, 2026 · House
  Substituted for A4836 (2R)
• Jun 28, 2026 · House
  Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
• Jun 28, 2026 · House
  Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee
• Jun 23, 2026 · House
  Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
• Jun 23, 2026 · House
  Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
• Jun 4, 2026 · House
  Reported and Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  Passed by the Senate (38-0)
• Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
• Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee