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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Bill

S 1253: Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.

Passed one chamber Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1253 is a bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits. Primary sponsor: Linda Greenstein (Democratic), Paul Moriarty (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee.

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): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda GreensteinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Paul MoriartyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Gordon JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Raj MukherjiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32

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

Recent official actions

  1. Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
  2. Passed by the Senate (38-0)
  3. Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
  4. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

Sources

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