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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey requires newly-constructed grocery stores to install emergency generators
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness CommitteeSponsors: Paul Kanitra and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey requires any newly-constructed grocery store, supermarket, or convenience store to be equipped with an capable of maintaining normal operations during a power outage.
New grocery store construction projects face mandatory equipment costs and installation requirements to ensure continued food sales during power failures.
- In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, access to food and other basic necessities was compromised across New Jersey due to widespread power outages. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
grocery store operators
Must install, operate, maintain, and test automatic standby emergency power generators in newly-constructed facilities.
Department of Community Affairs
Must promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of the act in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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