SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 5538

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  NOVEMBER 10, 2025

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5538 (1R).

      As reported, this bill prohibits a municipal utilities authority from imposing water service charges for fire protection systems upon a fire district or fire department if the authority also imposes water service charges upon customers of the authority who are taxpayers of the fire district or of a local government unit that finances the operations of the fire department.

      As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 5538 (1R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 4344, as was amended and reported by the committee on this date.