New Jersey Assembly Democrats

10/22/2026

Some of New Jersey's great local businesses are just off the beaten path. Assemblywoman Andrea Katz wants to make them easier to find. Today, the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee advanced legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Andrea Katz to help residents and visitors discover local wineries, breweries, distilleries, cideries, and meaderies. Her bill, A5611, would expand highway signage to include more craft beverage producers and create an interactive statewide map featuring locations, tours, and directions. It's a way to support New Jersey's small businesses, encourage tourism, and help more people explore what the Garden State has to offer.

10/22/2026

“Our students deserve to know that we are listening to them and we will follow through.” Today, the Assembly Higher Education Committee, chaired by Assemblywoman Carmen Morales, considered a package of legislation addressing campus safety, prevention, and how colleges respond to sexual misconduct. Among the bills is A5597, sponsored by Assemblywoman Morales, which would require colleges to conduct uniform campus climate surveys to better understand the extent of sexual misconduct and improve institutional responses. Hear more from Chairwoman Carmen Morales.
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“Nuestros estudiantes merecen saber que los estamos escuchando y que tomaremos medidas al respecto”. Hoy, el Comité de Educación Superior de la Asamblea, presidido por la asambleísta Carmen Morales, analizó un paquete de proyectos de ley que abordan la seguridad en los campus, la prevención y la forma en que las universidades responden ante las conductas de abuso sexual. Entre los proyectos de ley se encuentra el A5597, patrocinado por la asambleísta Morales, que exigiría a las universidades realizar encuestas uniformes sobre el clima en los campus para comprender mejor el nivel de las conductas de abuso sexual y mejorar las respuestas institucionales. Escucha más de la presidenta Morales.

10/22/2026

For working parents, finding affordable, reliable child care can be a daily challenge. When child care is out of reach, it can strain a family's finances, limit a parent's ability to work, and affect a child's early development. Today, three Assembly committees — Aging and Human Services, Education, and Commerce and Economic Development — are coming together for a joint hearing on the affordability, accessibility, and stability of New Jersey's child care system. The hearing will bring together invited experts to examine the challenges facing families, child care providers, and the workforce that depends on them.

10/22/2026

Sexual assault on college campuses is a crisis that demands more than headlines and promises of change. Students need to know they are safe, survivors need to be taken seriously, and colleges and universities must be accountable for how they respond. Today, the Assembly Higher Education Committee is taking up a package of bills addressing campus sexual assault, including measures to hold institutions accountable for mishandling allegations, strengthen campus safety, expand prevention education and consent training, improve support for survivors, and clarify protections under the law.

10/22/2026

Today, 10/22, you can listen to Assembly Committee live proceedings at https://njleg.state.nj.us/live-proceedings

10/22/2026

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced legislation that would require annual inspections of baggage scales at Newark Liberty International Airport following reports that more than a …

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

“Census data helps determine how billions of dollars in State and federal funding get distributed to essential services across our 21 counties,” said Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson. "By starting early and strengthening our outreach efforts, we can achieve full participation in the 2030 Census, benefiting our communities for years to come."

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/reynolds-jackson-bill-to-strengthen-preparation-for-the-2030-census-advances/ - via Insider NJ

  Reynolds-Jackson Bill to Strengthen Preparation for the 2030 Census Advances Legislation would help prevent undercounting in the upcoming census (TRENTON) – Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson knows that an accurate census count is key to ensuring New Jersey receives its fair share of adequa...