New Jersey · Current officeholder
Craig Coughlin
Democratic New Jersey House, District 19
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Sponsored legislation
63 bills in the current data (48 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 5441 | Revises certain deadlines and State funding regarding support provided by DHS, DOLWD, and Office of Volunteerism to NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients to meet federal eligibility requirements via volunteering. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 29, 2026 |
| A 5439 | Amends Fiscal Year 2027 annual appropriations act to require portion of funding for Working Class Families State Supplement to be used for outreach purposes. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 22, 2026 |
| A 5702 | "Efficient Income Verification Act." | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 19, 2026 |
| A 5658 | Requires schools to serve free breakfast to all students in public schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 19, 2026 |
| A 2329 | Establishes "NJpass Program" to provide discounted fares to eligible organizations; establishes "GO NJ Transit Card Program" to develop transit cards that can be used to purchase any NJT service. | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 15, 2026 |
| A 1140 | Allows termination of motor vehicle lease in event of death; prohibits imposition of fee for early termination. | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 5, 2026 |
| AJR 103 | Designates September 22 as "John Basilone Day." | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 28, 2026 |
| A 1887 | Removing requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations, thereby broadening eligibility for certain veterans' benefits. | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 14, 2026 |
| A 3883 | Requires Governor's Office of Volunteerism to promote and support volunteerism for compliance with certain eligibility requirements for NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients; appropriates $200,000 to DHS, Office of Volunteerism, and DOLWD.* | Primary sponsor | Enacted | September 9, 2026 |
| A 3877 | Establishes certain State funding preferences for municipalities that enhance opportunities to develop housing. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 27, 2026 |
| AJR 119 | Designates November 7 of each year as "Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day" in NJ. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 6, 2026 |
| A 5336 | Establishes surtax on certain incomes derived from operation of prediction markets.* | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 28, 2026 |
| A 3882 | Requires public schools to post link to subsidized school meals application, and certain informational videos related to application, in prominent place on Internet website.* | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 18, 2026 |
| A 3881 | Requires Commissioner of Education to take certain action concerning preliminary State school aid notices and school district budgets and creates New Jersey Education Funding Portal; modifies certain provisions in school funding law. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 15, 2026 |
| A 1212 | Modifies matching grant criteria for New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust accounts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| AR 122 | Honors Thomas Mundy Peterson for being first African American to vote following ratification of 15th Amendment to US Constitution. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| AR 250 | Provides for General Assembly to hold special commemorative session at Princeton University on February 5, 2026. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| AR 73 | Affirms support for SNAP and program's progress in reducing hunger among vulnerable populations in New Jersey. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| AR 1 | Organizes General Assembly for Two Hundred and Twenty-Second Legislature and amends Assembly Rule 10:1. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 13, 2026 |
| AJR 115 | Condemns hate in all forms and especially all hate and bias crimes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 843 | Increases penalty for "bombing" online meeting or teleconference under certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 607 | Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3880 | Revises process for submission of annual school district audits. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3879 | Revises territorial rating plans used by insurers writing private passenger automobile insurance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3878 | Requires Division of Pensions and Benefits to provide report on available funds in local government part of SHBP prior to transferring funds from State part of SHBP; requires monthly reporting on certain assets in SHBP. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3876 | Requires State-chartered financial institutions to increase minimum reserve balances by five times amount of previous year's losses relating to fraud and theft. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3875 | Requires notification of pet presence in seasonal rental unit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3874 | Permits State employees not covered by collective negotiations agreements to enroll in certain negotiated health care plans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3873 | Removes requirement that certain government officers disclose the address of their home or secondary residence, or that of their immediate family on financial disclosure statements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3872 | Requires prescription drug services covered under Medicaid program to be provided via fee-for-service delivery system. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3871 | Requires public and nonpublic schools with lunch programs to provide free lunch to increasing numbers of income-eligible students and, after five-year phase-in, to provide free lunch to all students, regardless of income or federal eligibility. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3870 | Requires Commissioner of Education to establish matching grant program for certain school districts and schools using federal funds to increase instructional time and accelerate learning. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3869 | Establishes NJ Non-Profit Loan Guarantee Pilot Program within EDA. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3868 | Establishes fringe benefit rate for State public higher education institutions; requires employer pay for health care benefits for certain part-time faculty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3867 | Requires certain public schools that receive State aid to begin regular instruction for high school students no earlier than 8:30 A.M. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3866 | Establishes training curriculum for auxiliary police officers; awards auxiliary police officers additional service credits on civil service exam for years of service. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3865 | Includes e-mail addresses in list of confidential items to be redacted from public records under OPRA. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3864 | "Garden State Manufacturing Jobs Act." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3863 | Creates white collar crime registry. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3862 | Excludes donations up to $15,000 when determining income eligibility for applicants to the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3861 | Allows State-owned, municipally-managed Blue Acres lands to be used for freshwater wetlands mitigation projects. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3860 | Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization, and expansion, or hiring and training of new employees for manufacturing purposes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3859 | Authorizes development and operation of computer system which would allow electronic access to outstanding arrest warrant information. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3858 | Allows certain State agencies to sell Internet advertisements on agencies' websites as pilot program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3582 | Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to Election Law Enforcement Commission in DLPS for enforcement and staffing activities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3550 | Revises certain laws concerning domestic violence and firearms. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3540 | "Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts." | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3531 | Requires DEP to submit annual financial report on status of certain fund balances. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3159 | Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3147 | "Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 3056 | Establishes New Jersey Student Teacher Scholarship Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2957 | Upgrades domestic violence-related assault under certain circumstances. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2775 | Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover mammograms for women over 35 and women under 35 under certain circumstances. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2640 | Requires election by certain public employees of certain health care benefit plans; prohibits payments by public employers for waiver of such plans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2161 | Makes supplemental appropriation of $615,000 to DHS for grant to NJ 2-1-1 Partnership. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2107 | Requires Department of Treasury and DHS to annually identify State funds available for NJ FamilyCare, evaluate program, and create prioritized list of initiatives to improve quality of care under program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 2088 | Directs State Board of Education to authorize issuance of new endorsements in certain fields. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1972 | Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing, over time, employee threshold from 30 employees to five employees in definition of employer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1577 | Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1179 | Exempts disabled veterans from certain fees at State parks and forests. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1176 | Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1157 | Eliminates fee for special plates for firefighters and members of first aid or rescue squads. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |
| A 1098 | Establishes offense of criminal mischief committed on historical sites. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2026 |