New Jersey · Current officeholder
Brian Bergen
Republican New Jersey House, District 26
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Sponsored legislation
85 bills in the current data (41 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 3946 | Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. * | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 29, 2026 |
| A 4796 | Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.* | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 29, 2026 |
| A 2380 | Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 28, 2026 |
| AR 156 | Constitutes special committee of General Assembly entitled "Special Legislative Committee on Election Integrity." | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 24, 2026 |
| A 5460 | "Practice What We Preach Act"; prohibits use of internet-enabled devices by legislators during voting sessions and committee meetings; requires installation of secure device lockers in certain locations; designates violations as disorderly persons offense. | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 14, 2026 |
| A 5412 | Establishes Senior Home Modification Grant Program to fund accessibility modification to homes of low-income senior citizens. | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 10, 2026 |
| ACR 155 | Proposes constitutional amendment to exempt certain taxpayers from payment of property taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| A 5345 | Streamlines application and extends certification period for SNAP for certain populations; allows for low-cost or free delivery in certain instances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| A 5344 | Establishes "Senior Social Isolation Prevention and Mental Health Access Act"; makes $1.8 million appropriation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| A 5343 | Creates long-term care workforce development program and advisory council. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| A 5342 | Allows elderly victims of domestic violence to file restraining orders electronically and attend hearings remotely; establishes elder financial exploitation unit in Attorney General's Office. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| A 5341 | Establishes Age-Friendly State Advisory Council and New Jersey Age-Friendly Grants Program in DHS. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| A 5340 | Provides gross income tax credit to qualified family caregivers for care and support expenses incurred for qualifying family members. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| AJR 186 | Commemorates 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2026 |
| A 4485 | Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2026 |
| A 4860 | "Fairness for School Districts in Development Restricted Areas Act"; provides additional State school aid to certain school districts located in municipalities that are part of Highlands or Pinelands preservation areas. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| A 4579 | Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| A 4549 | Repeals "ANCHOR Homestead Property Tax Credit Act" and "Stay NJ Act." | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| A 4548 | Concerns administration of ready-to-use undesignated glucagon rescue therapy in public schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| A 4547 | "Legislative Performance Compensation Reform Act"; reduces annual salary of legislators from $82,000 to $0. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| A 4546 | Prohibits NJTA and SJTA from charging and collecting tolls. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| ACR 121 | Provides for special session of Legislature to consider property tax relief and reform. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| AR 40 | Urges immediate moratorium on sonar testing and wind turbine mapping due to recent unexplained deaths of marine life off the coast of New Jersey. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| AR 28 | Urges federal government to approve construction of oil and natural gas pipelines within United States, including those that have been shut down or have had approval denied. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| AJR 16 | Designates March 16 as "Paws Healing Heroes Day" in New Jersey. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| AJR 106 | Designates September 22nd of each year as "Veterans Suicide Awareness & Remembrance Day." | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| ACR 59 | Determines that DEP rules and regulations known as " New Jersey Protecting Against Climate Change - Resilient Environment and Landscapes" are inconsistent with legislative intent. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| ACR 36 | Proposes constitutional amendment to increase amount of annual veterans' property tax deduction from $250 to $1,250. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| ACR 35 | Proposes constitutional amendment to require two-thirds majority vote by Legislature for bills proposing a new or increased State tax, fee, surcharge or civil penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| ACR 34 | Proposes Constitutional Amendment to limit to 12 number of successive years members of General Assembly can serve. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| ACR 31 | Proposes constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities, by ordinance, to provide partial property tax exemption on primary residence of certain volunteer first responders. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| ACR 107 | Urges Department of Education to impose moratorium on new Student Learning Standards. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 946 | "Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 733 | Increases daily compensation for election workers and increases additional compensation rate for election workers managing signature copy registers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 683 | Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 646 | Prohibits sports wagering advertisements online and on television broadcasts in this State. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 645 | Eliminates dual governmental pay to members of Legislature for legislative duties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 644 | Establishes Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 643 | Allows tax credits for employing members of NJ National Guard and members of reserve component of US Armed Forces. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 642 | Increases from $750 to $3,000 annual State payment made to certain veterans and their surviving spouses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 641 | "Assistance to Firefighters' Families Act"; doubles pension amounts for beneficiaries of certain deceased volunteer emergency service providers; provides for burial expenses and adjusts life insurance coverage for volunteer firefighters; permits fire code inspection surcharge. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 640 | Exempts honorably discharged veterans from payment of passenger motor vehicle registration fee; requires notification of eligible motorists. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 639 | Requires law enforcement officers in State to annually pass physical fitness examination; appropriates $500,000. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 638 | Requires public institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees for Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Medal military recipients. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 637 | Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 636 | Exempts qualified veterans from paying certain firearm related fees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 635 | Requires EDA to establish program providing grants to qualified veterans purchasing franchises. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 634 | Establishes "Bring Veterans to New Jersey Program." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 633 | Establishes NJ Military Family Relief Fund; provides for designation on State gross income tax return to permit taxpayers to make voluntary contributions to military family relief fund. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 632 | Establishes New Jersey Veteran Grant Program in Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 631 | Requires law enforcement officers and recruits to undergo self-defense training; appropriates $250,000 to Police Training Commission. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 630 | Limits to 14 days effective period of certain emergency orders, rules, or regulations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 629 | Excludes military compensation of military personnel serving outside of this State from gross income tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 628 | Prohibits imposition of builder's remedy in exclusionary zoning litigation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 617 | Establishes State definition of antisemitism. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 554 | Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of the People." | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 553 | Repeals law providing that violation of rear seat belt law be treated as secondary offense; establishes certain reporting requirements; requires AG to issue report. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 546 | Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments from providing or selling various single-use products to customers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3937 | Requires electric public utility to charge residential rate for service used by residential customer for electric vehicle charging at charging stations within certain designated parking spaces. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3803 | Establishes Office of Ombudsman for Children. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 364 | Requires Division of Developmental Disabilities to develop guidelines for tiered group home placements and transfers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3365 | Makes supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to DOH for Huntington's Disease Grant Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3217 | Requires distribution of State aid to certain municipalities located in whole or in part in the Highlands preservation area. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3216 | Requires taxation as real property of improvements on publicly owned real property used for purpose and protection of public water supply. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3190 | Allows NJ gross income tax deduction for charitable contributions of food made from business inventory. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2795 | Authorizes municipal dredging of lagoon community waterways and levying of special assessment or issuing of bonds to finance such dredging. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2685 | The "New Jersey Bleacher Safety Act." | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2654 | Gradually reduces CBT rate. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2651 | Provides gross income tax deduction to surviving spouses of certain veterans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2598 | Allows certain public high school student-athletes to substitute study hall for physical education during their athletic seasons. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2508 | Requires inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2356 | Provides employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 217 | Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2162 | Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2025 | Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1905 | Authorizes DMVA to grant preference in awarding contracts to vendors that employ veterans. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1837 | Establishes certification process for non-physicians to perform laser tattoo removal. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1836 | Requires green building standards and impact studies for carbon, traffic, storm water, and schools for certain affordable housing development. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1530 | Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1462 | "Michelle's Law"; requires health benefit plans to cover mammogram for an individual if recommended by health care provider. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1459 | Expands EDA small business loan program to include certain broadband telecommunications service providers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 133 | Requires automatic voter registration to be available when applying for certain licenses and permits. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1189 | "Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1183 | Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1046 | Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |