Bill Text: NJ S425 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits adoption of State and local rules that prohibit use of fossil fuel-powered kitchen appliances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee [S425 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S425-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH PENNACCHIO
District 26 (Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Holzapfel, Testa and Space
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits adoption of State and local rules that prohibit use of fossil fuel-powered kitchen appliances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning the regulation of kitchen appliances and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. No State agency, county, or municipality shall adopt any rule, regulation, or ordinance that prohibits the installation or use of a fossil fuel-powered appliance in a residential or commercial kitchen in the State, including, but not limited to, a natural gas-powered oven or stove, provided that the appliance complies with all applicable federal regulations and all applicable State regulations in effect on the effective date of this section.
b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate or modify the ability of a State agency, county, municipality, or private entity to implement a program to incentivize the voluntary installation or use of an electric kitchen appliance.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit the adoption of State rules and regulations, and county and municipal ordinances, which prohibit the installation or use of a fossil fuel-powered appliance in a residential or commercial kitchen in the State, including, but not limited to, a natural gas-powered oven or stove. The bill would not prohibit the use of voluntary incentive programs to encourage the use of electric kitchen appliances.
