# New Jersey A5778: Codifies finding that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change and endanger public health, safety, welfare, and environment; amends "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)" to define greenhouse gases as air pollutants subject to regulation.

New Jersey A5778, Codifies finding that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change and endanger public health, safety, welfare, and environment; amends "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)" to define greenhouse gases as air pollutants subject to regulation., is a 221st Legislature (2026-2027) House bill sponsored by Alixon Collazos-Gill (Democratic); status filed (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-A5778-2026-2027
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Jersey A5778
- State: New Jersey
- Session: 221st Legislature (2026-2027)
- Title: Codifies finding that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change and endanger public health, safety, welfare, and environment; amends "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)" to define greenhouse gases as air pollutants subject to regulation.
- Status: filed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: unknown
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Alixon Collazos-Gill (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alixon Collazos-Gill (Democratic), House

## Bill text

- Senate Environment and Energy Substitute (10/8/26), 2026-10-09: [HTML](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_S1.HTM), [PDF](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_S1.PDF)
- As Introduced, 2026-05-12: [HTML](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_I1.HTM), [PDF](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_I1.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Senate Environment and Energy Substitute (10/8/26) (HTML)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_S1.HTM)
- [Senate Environment and Energy Substitute (10/8/26) (PDF)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_S1.PDF)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_I1.HTM)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4214_I1.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-A5778-2026-2027 (as of 2026-11-04).