New Jersey · Current officeholder
Joe Lagana
Democratic New Jersey Senate, District 38
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Sponsored legislation
145 bills in the current data (121 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1420 | Exempts reverse mortgage transaction from requirement that secondary mortgage loan payments be made in equal amounts and payment periods. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 29, 2026 |
| S 1385 | Provides that contracts between subscribers and attorney in fact are not related party transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 22, 2026 |
| S 4847 | Clarifies circumstances when future medical treatment expenses are "collectible" personal injury protection benefits in civil actions for recovery of damages for bodily injury. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 19, 2026 |
| S 4799 | Establishes electronic delivery as default method for health insurance communications. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 8, 2026 |
| S 1395 | Allows certain limited liability companies to terminate alternate names before end of five-year registration period. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 8, 2026 |
| S 4261 | Establishes quorum standards for professional licensing entities under certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 5, 2026 |
| S 3980 | Revises provisions of State law concerning licensure of ambulatory care facility. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 5, 2026 |
| S 3978 | Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare pediatric special care nursing facility reimbursement rates. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 5, 2026 |
| S 3694 | Clarifies mortgage loans to mean loans made primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 5, 2026 |
| S 2777 | Modifies process to credential licensed health care professionals in carrier provider network.* | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 5, 2026 |
| S 2039 | Clarifies regional municipal court jurisdiction over State Police and other matters originating outside of participating municipalities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2026 |
| S 4587 | Requires certain State contractors to provide members of public with option to submit certain information electronically. | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 28, 2026 |
| S 2260 | Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.* | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 20, 2026 |
| A 4050 | Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.* | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2026 |
| A 4085 | Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."* | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 23, 2026 |
| A 4947 | Revises continuing education requirements for real estate licensees and regulation of certain real estate continuing education providers, instructors, and courses. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 22, 2026 |
| S 3612 | Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."* | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 30, 2026 |
| S 1423 | Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.* | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 30, 2026 |
| S 2338 | "Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.* | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| S 4260 | Establishes pilot program in certain counties to provide funding for nonpublic school nursing services through county consortium of nonpublic schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 24, 2026 |
| S 4516 | Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| S 4219 | Revises continuing education requirements for real estate licensees and regulation of certain real estate continuing education providers, instructors, and courses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 18, 2026 |
| S 1403 | Establishes education requirements for certain officers of State Board of Medical Examiners. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 18, 2026 |
| S 4453 | Requires owner of transient accommodation to be present at transient accommodation during short-term rental; establishes short-term rental agreement limit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 15, 2026 |
| S 4452 | Allows liquor stores to sell low dose THC beverages. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 15, 2026 |
| S 4438 | "Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act." | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 8, 2026 |
| S 4393 | Provides for monthly salary for certain members of State Board of Medical Examiners; appropriates funds. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 8, 2026 |
| S 2357 | Requires disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and establishes certain responsibilities for litigation funders. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 8, 2026 |
| S 1404 | Broadens scope of information sharing and civil immunity therefor, related to insurance fraud. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 8, 2026 |
| S 4380 | Requires automobile insurers to provide notice that Medicare and Medicaid may not be used as primary coverage for PIP benefits. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 1, 2026 |
| SJR 145 | Commemorates 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2026 |
| S 4360 | Prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees from being applied to sales tax and gratuity. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2026 |
| S 3977 | Allows rounding for cash transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 18, 2026 |
| S 3502 | Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for treatment of stuttering.* | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 18, 2026 |
| S 1421 | Requires municipalities to provide basic life support services; establishes basic life support services as essential. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 18, 2026 |
| S 1405 | Establishes professional licensure and certification for tobacco treatment counseling. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 18, 2026 |
| S 4230 | Provides permanent exemption for certain polystyrene foam food service products from law prohibiting sale and provision of polystyrene foam food service products. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| S 4094 | Revises statutory law to change title of "physician assistant" to "physician associate." | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| S 4114 | Authorizes physician assistants in behavioral health care to provide procedures and services without supervision. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 11, 2026 |
| S 1370 | Requires new flooring for schools, community centers, and child care centers to be certified mercury-free.* | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 7, 2026 |
| A 3318 | Bans unauthorized restaurant reservation arrangement by third-party reservation service. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 7, 2026 |
| S 4088 | Prohibits advertising generative artificial intelligence as able to practice regulated profession or occupation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| S 1193 | Bans unauthorized restaurant reservation arrangement by third-party reservation service.* | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| S 4005 | Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| S 3979 | Establishes certain annual certification compliance requirements for school bus contractors; requires Office of School Bus Safety to establish certification compliance pilot program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| S 3717 | Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act." | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| S 1796 | Expands requirements for health insurance carriers concerning prostate cancer screening and requires coverage be provided without cost sharing. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| S 1197 | Bans unauthorized restaurant reservation arrangement by third-party reservation service. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| S 3733 | Provides for procurement by State of pharmacy benefits manager, automated reverse auction services, and claims adjudication services. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| S 1381 | Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.* | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| S 1376 | Requires public schools that offer student psychological services to offer remote sessions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| S 1374 | Requires local boards of education to employ certain number of school psychologists. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| S 1417 | Requires parties in arbitration hearings to be represented by attorneys in certain circumstances.* | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| S 1388 | Prohibits health club services contracts from limiting liability for injuries caused by negligence of health club. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2026 |
| S 1412 | Revises certain laws governing police and fire interest arbitration. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| A 4219 | Provides that denial of services by domestic violence shelters based on a person's disability or perceived disability is unlawful discrimination. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| S 1413 | Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to create open data portal and provide certain datasets online. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| S 1032 | Establishes additional health insurance carrier network adequacy standards with respect to certain physician specialists. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| S 1379 | Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| S 3264 | Requires health insurance carriers to use federal resource-based relative value scale when determining reimbursement values for evaluation and management billing codes appended by modifier 25. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| SR 52 | Urges generative artificial intelligence companies to make voluntary commitments regarding employee whistleblower protections. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| SCR 53 | Proposes constitutional amendment to give $250 property tax deduction to law enforcement officers who have sustained permanent disability. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| SCR 27 | Proposes constitutional amendment to make State trustee of public natural resources and guarantee to the people other environmental rights. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 934 | Prohibits release of certain substances into atmosphere for purposes of geoengineering. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 919 | Amends "Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act" to exclude full-time students and au pairs from definition of domestic worker and remove joint and several liability provision from law. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 908 | Establishes "New Jersey Works Dual Enrollment Option Program." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 904 | "Naturopathic Doctors Licensing Act." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 400 | Provides that act of sexual penetration committed without victim's consent constitutes sexual assault; defines term "consent." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 394 | Prohibits public utilities from discontinuing residential electric, gas, water, and sewer service after expiration of coronavirus public health emergency; requires public utilities to implement deferred payment agreements for services. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 389 | Makes publishing on Internet home address or unpublished telephone number of judges, prosecutors and certain court personnel a crime of the fourth degree under certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 330 | Requires motor vehicle history checks and adds certain disqualifying offenses for community agency employees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 2603 | Provides sales and use tax exemption for sales of books at school book fairs. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 247 | Eliminates high school graduation proficiency test. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 212 | Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 211 | Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1983 | Directs DOLWD to establish advertising campaign to attract candidates to health care professions; appropriates $1 million. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1980 | Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1952 | Requires DEP and owners of certain reservoirs to implement certain flood control measures; authorizes Office of Emergency Management to order lowering of reservoirs levels in response to severe weather events. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1936 | Provides electric public utility customers' right to decline installation of smart meter under certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1754 | Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years; prohibits anticipation of certain revenue in municipal budget; requires additional aid be subtracted from municipal property tax levy. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1424 | Clarifies procedures for maintenance of underground storage tanks. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1422 | Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1419 | Clarifies current law addressing commissions paid to limited liability companies formed by real estate salespersons or broker-salespersons. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1418 | Permits Department of Agriculture to regulate sale and distribution of hemp-derived consumable products under certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1416 | Allows courier services to sell instant lottery game tickets electronically; establishes self-exclusion list for State Lottery games. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1415 | Permits certain members of Prosecutors Part of PERS to qualify for service retirement with 20 or more years of service. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1414 | Provides for permit of pool and spa service business as general contractor for pool and spa building and installation and pool and spa service contracting. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1411 | Clarifies procedures in certain contested child custody cases. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1410 | Amends statutory law to change title of "physician assistant" to "physician associate." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1409 | Revises film and digital media content production tax credit program to include requirement for production of domestic original music and musical scores. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1408 | Requires establishment of tracking system in Division of Consumer Affairs to determine compliance with continuing education requirements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1407 | Prohibits non-compete clauses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1406 | Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1402 | Provides health care benefits to disabled members of TPAF and PERS. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1401 | Requires DCA to review and amend State Uniform Construction Code concerning parking structures to address increased weight of electric vehicles. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1400 | Directs DHS to establish three year advertising campaign to attract certified home health aides to health care professions; appropriates $3 million. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1399 | Permits clinical laboratories to provide certain patients discounts without affecting NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rates or violating NJ Familycare rebate prohibitions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1398 | Allows certain individuals eligible for family support services to set aside unused agency-after school care service hours for use during holiday and weekend hours. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1397 | Concerns valuation of board and lodging with respect to workers' compensation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1396 | Permits Department of Human Services to appoint persons separate from civil service eligible list under certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1394 | Concerns keyless locking mechanisms and burglar's tools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1393 | Requires Attorney General to conduct study tracking residential burglaries and issue guidance to law enforcement and public. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1392 | Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million from Property Tax Relief Fund to DOE to support Pantoliano-DePass school based mentoring pilot program in certain Bergen County school districts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1391 | Establishes minimum Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare reimbursement rate for pediatric special care nursing facilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1390 | Requires Division of Highway Traffic Safety to conduct public awareness campaign regarding bicyclist and pedestrian safety. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1389 | Expands eligibility for State gross income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses and increases amount of credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1387 | Requires calculation of national average time needed to approve applications for initial credential in profession or occupation and use of average time as standard in New Jersey. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1386 | Authorizes health care providers to negotiate with carriers regarding fee- and non-fee-related matters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1384 | Creates "New Jersey Kratom Consumer Protection Act." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1383 | Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1382 | Revises personal injury protection coverage for basic automobile insurance policies from $15,000 to $20,000 and requires $50,000 minimum personal injury protection coverage for standard automobile liability insurance policies. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1380 | Clarifies radiator cover requirements for residential landlords. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1378 | Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1377 | Provides that public school used as polling place shall not be open for classes on day of election. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1375 | Establishes Train the Trainer Program for Student Wellbeing in DOE; appropriates $1 million. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1373 | Requires medical fee schedule by automobile insurers to provide for reimbursement of certain services provided by ambulatory surgical center at rate of 300 percent of Medicare payment rate. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1372 | Clarifies that violation of "New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act" results in loss of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage in certain circumstances; provides coverage for innocent persons in certain situations involving insurance fraud. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1371 | Requires automatic machine recount for certain elections that result in tie vote and establishes process to resolve subsequent tie votes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1369 | Requires sample ballots to be watermarked as sample ballots. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1368 | Alters procedure for reimbursing nurses who provide nonpublic school nursing services in certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1367 | Requires DMVA to develop mobile application to provide guidance on available resources to veterans and their families. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1366 | Makes $1.3 billion in federal funds available to DEP for use in New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program for lead service line replacement projects. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1365 | Directs AOC to establish implicit bias training for judges and judicial personnel. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1364 | Provides veterans with up to 60 credits tuition-free at county college serving county of residence. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1363 | Adds to property tax levy cap exclusions increases in flood insurance premiums. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1362 | Provides gross income tax credits to support development of New Jersey-based small business start-ups. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1361 | Establishes new crime of domestic violence committed in the presence of a child. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1360 | Establishes gross income tax credit and corporation business tax credit for student loan payments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1359 | Requires health insurance companies to cover lead screenings for children 16 years of age or younger. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1358 | Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1357 | Prohibits leaving loaded firearm within easy access of minor under age of 18; requires law enforcement officers who observe unsecured firearms to conduct follow-up. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1313 | Requires DEP to provide public access for boats to certain State-owned lakes; appropriates $1 million. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1273 | Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1272 | Provides PERS members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1229 | Establishes county veteran transportation grant program; removes certain restrictions to the current veterans transportation assistance program; appropriates $2 million. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1192 | Excludes from gross income tax certain compensation earned by college athletes for use of name, image, or likeness. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1184 | Designates 9/11 Heart Symbol flag as official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings and memorials. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1175 | Requires counties to establish crisis intervention services programs for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and sheriff's officers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1161 | Concerns substitution of work experience for certain requirements to obtain licensure and certification in social work. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1160 | Requires DOLWD to allow individuals to schedule unemployment service appointments at One Stop Career Centers via telephone or Internet. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1128 | Requires Director of Division of Developmental Disabilities to align rates for self-directed employees with maximum service provider rates. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1066 | Requires Commissioner of Health to establish maternity care public awareness campaign. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 1053 | Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemptions. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| S 4943 | Prohibits use of lapse in automobile insurance coverage as rating factor in automobile insurance underwriting following death of policyholder. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| S 4910 | Establishes "New Jersey Rural Health Access Act" and Mobile Health Partnership Program. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |