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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Bill

A 5809: Prohibits use of State funds by institutions of higher education for legal representation of undocumented immigrants.

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

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Plain-language summary

A 5809 is a bill introduced in the New Jersey House. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits use of State funds by institutions of higher education for legal representation of undocumented immigrants. Primary sponsor: Greg Myhre (Republican), Brian Rumpf (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Greg MyhrePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Brian RumpfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Mike InganamortCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Paul KanitraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Greg McGuckinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Erik PetersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Gerry ScharfenbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source