State of New Jersey · Trenton

New Jersey Bill Tracker

222nd Legislature, 2026–2027 session

Plain-English guide to New Jersey bills. Follow the bills in Trenton that affect NJ public education and public-sector labor relations. Bill facts were last checked Nov. 9, 2026 against the NJ Legislature website. Educational only, not legal advice. The official record controls.

Current session only. This page follows one legislative session at a time. When a new session starts, this one will be archived and a fresh list will begin.

New laws for New Jersey are made by the Legislature in Trenton. It has two parts: the Senate and the General Assembly. A bill is an idea for a new law, or a change to an old one. For each bill below you will see what it would do, why it matters, and how far along it is. A = Assembly bill, S = Senate bill, SCR = Senate Concurrent Resolution (used for Constitution changes). Open a bill to find the link to its official page.

New to this? How a bill becomes a law in New Jersey

  1. A legislator has an idea

    A legislator (a member of the Senate or the Assembly) asks the Office of Legislative Services (OLS) to write the idea as a bill. OLS is a nonpartisan staff office. Other legislators can join as co-sponsors.

  2. The bill is introduced (first reading)

    The sponsor files it. The bill gets a number: A for an Assembly bill, S for a Senate bill. Its title is read out loud at a meeting. This is the first reading.

  3. A committee looks at it

    The leader of the house sends the bill to a committee, a small group of legislators who study one subject, like Education or Labor. The committee holds a public meeting. It can vote to send the bill on as is, with changes (amendments), or as a new substitute bill. If the committee never takes it up, the bill just sits there.

  4. The full house votes (second and third reading)

    When a committee sends a bill on, its title is read again. This is the second reading, and the bill can be changed. Later comes the third reading: members debate and vote. A bill needs a majority of all members to pass: 41 votes in the Assembly and 21 in the Senate. The two readings cannot happen on the same day unless 3/4 of the members agree.

  5. The other house does the same thing

    If a bill starts in the Assembly, it then goes to the Senate (or the other way around). It goes through committee, second reading and third reading again. If the second house changes it, the first house must vote on the changes. Both houses must pass the exact same words.

  6. The Governor decides

    The Governor can sign it, veto it, or do a conditional veto (send it back with changes the Governor wants). If the Governor does nothing for 45 days, it becomes law. The Legislature can override a veto with a 2/3 vote of each house (27 in the Senate, 54 in the Assembly).

  7. It becomes a law

    A new law gets a number like P.L.2026, c.93 (Public Law, year, chapter). It starts on the date written in the bill, or on the next July 4th if no date is written.

What if time runs out? Each two-year session ends in January of the second year (Jan. 11, 2028 for this one). Any bill that is not a law by then dies. Lawmakers must file it again in the next session. That is why you will see "last session bill number" on the official pages.

Glossary: what the words mean
Assembly
The larger house of the NJ Legislature, with 80 members. Bills start with an A.
Senate
The smaller house, with 40 members. Bills start with an S.
Session
The Legislature works in two-year sessions. The current one is 2026-2027, the 222nd Legislature.
Session ending = bill dies
Each two-year session ends at noon on the second Tuesday of January (Jan. 11, 2028 for this session). A bill that has not become law by then dies. It can be filed again in the next session with a new number. The official page lists the "last session bill number."
Sponsor / co-sponsor
The legislators who put their name on a bill. Primary sponsors lead it. Co-sponsors support it.
Committee
A small group of legislators that studies bills on one subject and votes on whether to send them to the full house.
Committee statement
A short plain-language summary the committee writes when it sends a bill on. It lists any changes the committee made.
Committee amendments
Changes a committee makes to a bill. New Jersey posts them as a committee statement and a "reprint" (the bill text with changes). This is New Jersey's version of a "markup."
Substitute
A new bill that replaces one or more bills with a combined version.
First, second and third reading
First: the bill is introduced. Second: the committee has sent it to the full house and it can still be changed. Third: the final debate and vote.
Identical / companion bill
The same bill filed in the other house. Having both can help it move faster, but each one must still pass its own house.
Fiscal estimate / fiscal note
A cost estimate from the Office of Legislative Services.
Veto
The Governor says no. An absolute veto sends the bill back to be overridden or dropped. A conditional veto sends it back with changes the Governor wants. A pocket veto only happens to bills passed in the last 10 days of a two-year session that the Governor does not sign.
Public Law (P.L.)
The number a bill gets after it becomes law, like P.L.2026, c.93.
Constitutional amendment (SCR)
A change to the State Constitution. It does not go to the Governor. It needs a 3/5 vote of each house (or a majority two years in a row), then voters decide at an election.
PERC
The Public Employment Relations Commission. A State agency that helps settle labor disputes between public employers and their unions.
Collective bargaining / negotiations
When an employer and a union talk and agree on pay, benefits and working conditions in a written contract.
Interest arbitration
When police or fire contract talks get stuck, an outside arbitrator picks the contract terms.
SHBP / SEHBP
The State Health Benefits Program and the School Employees' Health Benefits Program. They are group health plans for public employees.
TPAF
The Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, the pension system for teachers.
Non-tenured
A school employee who has not yet earned tenure (job protection).
Executive county superintendent
A State official who oversees school districts in a county, including contracts and budgets.

The bills (305 listed)

Each bill is one short row: its number, a plain-English title, where it stands, and a progress bar. Tap a bill to see details. Tap a step on a bill's bar to see what happened and what comes next. Every bill starts closed. The seven-step bar shows how far a bill has come: Introduced, In committee, Passed committee, Passed one house, Passed both houses, Governor, Law. Most bills never get past the first steps.

How this list is chosen. Some bills below were written up by LEMSNJ. Others were picked up automatically by a daily check because they look related to NJ public education or public-sector labor, or because they have moved (a committee sent them to the full house, or a house passed them). Those carry a Not yet reviewed tag. Their dates, sponsors, votes and steps come from the official record, and their summary is the Legislature's own wording. Plain-English notes are added over time.

Bills are grouped by where they stand now, furthest along first. All groups start closed. Tap a group heading to open it, or use Expand all. When you search or filter, the groups with matches open on their own and show how many bills match.

Color key: each status has its own color and its own label
  • Introduced
  • In committee
  • Passed committee
  • Passed one house
  • Passed both houses
  • With the Governor
  • Became law
  • Vetoed, failed or died

Every group starts closed. Tap a heading to see its bills.

Labor Employment Management Services of New Jersey (LEMSNJ). Bill facts (numbers, sponsors, dates, committees, votes) come from the official NJ Legislature website and were last checked Nov. 9, 2026. The "What it would do" and "Why it matters" text is a plain-English summary by LEMSNJ, not legal advice. Bills change often; always click through to the official page for the latest. Sources: NJ Legislature bill search · NJ Legislator Handbook · NJ Legislative Terms