Legislation authorizing New Jersey’s Department of Health (NJDOH) to establish partnerships in international public health was signed into law on Wednesday. Bill A4075 was sponsored by Assembly members Sterley Stanley, Carol Murphy, and Margie Donlon.

The legislation authorizes the NJDOH to take steps to seek participation in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, the WHO’s international collaboration of public health agencies, laboratories, academic institutions, and response organizations that work together to detect, verify, and respond to disease outbreaks and public health emergencies. Participation in the network will strengthen the State’s ability to monitor outbreaks, share information, improve workforce training, and coordinate preparedness efforts with public health partners around the world.

Legislation that extends job-protected family leave to nearly 400,000 additional workers will officially go into effect on July 17th. The bill, which passed during the final Voting Session of the 221st Legislature, was signed into law in January. Sponsored by Assemblywomen Annette Quijano and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, Bill A3451 expands access to the State’s Family Leave Act, so that additional workers can have the certainty of knowing their jobs are safe when they need to take time away from work to care for a family member.

Today, Congressman Van Drew released the following statement after securing key South Jersey priorities in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, which was approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill now heads to the full House for consideration.

Legislation known as the “New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person Accommodation Act” passed the General Assembly last week. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Heather Simmons, Bill A3434 would ensure dialysis patients can have a designated support person present during treatment.

Assemblyman Dave Bailey, Jr.’s legislation designed to ensure that public utility customers are not burdened with subsidizing the energy costs of large data centers was signed into law on Tuesday. Governor Sherrill signed the bill at Assemblyman Bailey’s childhood home in Salem County, where his mother, Eileen, still resides. Assembly members Joe Danielsen, Clinton Calabrese and Eliana Pintor Marin also sponsored Bill A796.

“Data center growth will drive up the cost of electricity if we don’t create guardrails,” said Assemblyman Bailey (D-Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland). “We want to make sure data centers pay for the energy they use and the infrastructure they need, not our constituents. This bill is about protecting ratepayers and preventing households and small businesses from paying for data centers to connect to the grid.”

The Election Transparency Initiative (ETI) today expressed deep disappointment following New Jersey’s enactment of the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act, legislation that moves the state in a markedly different direction from the commonsense election integrity reforms advancing in Congress through the SAVE America Act.

“The SAVE America Act focuses on preventing problems before they occur through objective verification. This law focuses on resolving disputes afterward through litigation,” Cuccinelli said. “Prevention builds confidence. Litigation erodes it.”

Legislation to eliminate $250 million in uncommitted tax credits previously authorized for certain artificial intelligence and data center projects passed the New Jersey General Assembly last week. Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy, Assemblyman Balvir Singh, and Assemblywoman Annette Quijano sponsored Bill A5165.

Designated as the “End Data Center Tax Credits Act,” the legislation would reduce the amount of tax credits available under the Next New Jersey Program by the remaining uncommitted balance reserved for artificial intelligence (AI) and data center development projects.

Landmark voting rights legislation—known as the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act—was signed into law late today. The legislation was sponsored by Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson.
Bill A1715 will strengthen voting rights protections in New Jersey by expanding access to the ballot, increasing protections against voter suppression and discrimination, improving language accessibility, and creating stronger oversight of election practices.