New Jersey
New Jersey has 12 tracked bills, 5 news records, and 0 public figures; leading categories are data privacy, data-center energy policy, and AI use in criminal justice, the stage mix is 12 committee, and facility matching found no matched data centers, 27 matched power plants totaling 16,037 MW, 4 local policy areas and 4 local actions.
Legislation
- In committeeConcerningS3379
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, carbon emissions, and water infrastructure, and associated with Teresa Ruiz and Raj Mukherji. The record date is 2026-03-23.
Updated Mar 23, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningA4696
Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.
Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, water infrastructure, and energy rates, and associated with Eliana Marin and Carmen Morales. The record date is 2026-03-16.
Updated Mar 16, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningA4096
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.
Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, carbon emissions, and water infrastructure, and associated with Michael Venezia and Shama Haider. The record date is 2026-02-19.
Updated Feb 19, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveA4163
Provides civil penalties for campaign advertisements containing "deepfake" misrepresentations of candidates.
Provides civil penalties for campaign advertisements containing "deepfake" misrepresentations of candidates. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under synthetic media, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to deepfake regulation and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Carol Murphy. The record date is 2026-02-19.
Updated Feb 19, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningA2297
Establishes certain data privacy protection requirements for consumer health data, health care providers, and patients.
Establishes certain data privacy protection requirements for consumer health data, health care providers, and patients. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and ai in healthcare, and associated with Margie Donlon. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeA2531
Requires vehicle manufacturers to provide real-time access to motor vehicle data to vehicle owners and representatives.
Requires vehicle manufacturers to provide real-time access to motor vehicle data to vehicle owners and representatives. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, linked to data privacy, and associated with Rosy Bagolie. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeUnder reviewA759
Requires AG to study law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and issue report with recommendations for Statewide policy.
Requires AG to study law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and issue report with recommendations for Statewide policy. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice, tagged with a review policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and ai safety, and associated with Al Abdelaziz and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS2274
Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU.
Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, water infrastructure, and energy rates, and associated with Teresa Ruiz and Renee Burgess. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeS2305
Requires vehicle manufacturers to provide real-time access to motor vehicle data to vehicle owners and representatives.
Requires vehicle manufacturers to provide real-time access to motor vehicle data to vehicle owners and representatives. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, linked to data privacy, and associated with John McKeon. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveS2316
Requires registration of data brokers and prohibits brokering of certain health records.
Requires registration of data brokers and prohibits brokering of certain health records. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to data privacy, and associated with John McKeon. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeFavorableS2860
Establishes Artificial Intelligence Apprenticeship Program and artificial intelligence apprenticeship tax credit program.
Establishes Artificial Intelligence Apprenticeship Program and artificial intelligence apprenticeship tax credit program. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI and employment, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to job creation, tax incentives, and ai in employment, and associated with Angela Mcknight and Raj Mukherji. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS2969
Establishes certain data privacy protection requirements for consumer health data, health care providers, and patients.
Establishes certain data privacy protection requirements for consumer health data, health care providers, and patients. is tracked in New Jersey at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and ai in healthcare, and associated with Raj Mukherji. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source
Recent news
Gov. Sherrill Signs Bill Lifting Moratorium on New Nuclear Plants
New Jersey Monitor · Apr 8, 2026
NJ Assembly Passes A796 to Shield Customers from Data Center Costs
The Local Girl · Mar 1, 2026
NJ Committee Backs S4143 Forcing Data Centers to Use Clean Energy
NJ Spotlight News · Mar 1, 2026
Pemberton Township Bans Data Centers via Ordinance 10-2026
Pinelands Alliance · Feb 20, 2026
NJ Committees Advance S731/A796 Making Data Centers Pay Infrastructure Costs
New Jersey Monitor · Feb 13, 2026
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