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Robert Smith 2026-2027 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New Jersey Senate Bill S634

Introduced
1/13/26  
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S1221

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Failed
1/13/26  
"Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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New Jersey Senate Bill S666

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in paint stewardship program.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4061

Introduced
3/23/26  
Allows value of SREC-IIs to be included in cost-benefit calculations under energy savings improvement programs.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S4062

Introduced
3/23/26  
Establishes certain protections against demand by large-load addition customers in State.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S3944

Introduced
3/12/26  
Authorizes renewable energy systems on preserved farmland to provide power or heat to adjacent properties, under certain conditions.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S657

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires electric public utilities to develop and implement grid modernization plans; appropriates $300 million.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S667

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires installation of smart thermostats in all new residential construction.
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New Jersey Senate Bill SCR19

Introduced
1/13/26  
Encourages Executive Branch and local government entities to use optimization modeling tools to evaluate energy policies and support sustainable, cost-effective, and health-conscious planning.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S684

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Report Pass
2/12/26  
Establishes thermal energy network pilot program for gas public utilities.
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New Jersey Senate Bill SJR18

Introduced
1/13/26  
Designates first week of May of each year as "Composting Awareness Week" in New Jersey.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S630

Introduced
1/13/26  
Prohibits sale, distribution, and import of certain products marketed as recyclable, unless DEP determines that products are widely recycled.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S3189

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishes Division of Energy Resource and Development; transfers certain responsibilities from BPU to the Division of Energy Resource and Development.
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New Jersey Assembly Bill A4529

Introduced
3/9/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/13/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Enrolled
3/23/26  
Chaptered
3/24/26  
Modifies certain requirements for transmission-scale energy storage procurement under BPU incentive program.