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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Bill

S 2338: "Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.*

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 2338 is a bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: "Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.*. Primary sponsor: John McKeon (Democratic), Bob Smith (Democratic), Raj Mukherji (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2026): Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McKeonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Bob SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Raj MukherjiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Renee BurgessCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Nilsa Cruz-PerezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Joe CryanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Vin GopalCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Linda GreensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Gordon JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Diegnan, Patrick J., Jr.Co-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joe LaganaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38
Angela McKnightCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Teresa RuizCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Brian StackCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Britnee TimberlakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Shirley TurnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Joe VitaleCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Benjie WimberlyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Andrew ZwickerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
  2. Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
  3. Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
  4. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source