NJ · Officeholder
RGeneral Assembly Member · District 1
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
Veteran, service-connected disability-proportional property tax exemption
As introduced, extends the property tax exemption to veterans with any service-connected disability rated at least 10 percent, in proportion to the rating and capped at $10,000; gives unemployable veterans a full exemption; State reimburses taxing districts.
Sep 26, 2024 · Passed 41–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Energy Bill Watch program-update certain notification requirements
Changes the Energy Bill Watch program so residential smart meter customers can choose to receive usage and cost notifications by text message or email.
Jun 30, 2025 · Failed 31–42 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Next NJ Manufacturing Program-estab, incentivize manuf investment & job creation
Creates the Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program, under which the Economic Development Authority awards tax credits to eligible manufacturers and clean energy product manufacturers that invest in the State and create jobs.
Jun 30, 2025 · Failed 27–42 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Voter identity proof-certain documentation required to vote
As introduced, requires voters, starting with the first election after January 1, 2025, to display a federal- or State-issued photo ID to vote by machine, or get a provisional ballot; exempts voters with a religious objection to being photographed (by affidavit) and voters covered by federal absentee-voting laws.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 44–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Contested child custody cases, certain-clarifies procedures
Bars custody courts from ordering therapy without proof of safety and effectiveness and good cause, lets children of sufficient age speak privately to the judge, and requires periodic therapist reports. Bars therapy cutting a child off from a safe, bonded parent.
Jan 12, 2026 · Passed 41–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Riot-broaden; enhance penalties, cert crime committed during; creates new crimes
As introduced, redefines riot as a violent disturbance by three or more people, creates aggravated riot and inciting a riot crimes, raises penalties for certain crimes committed during a riot, and holds people arrested for riot until a pretrial detention hearing.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 43–27 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Electric public utilities-submit annual report on voting to BPU
On the version voted Jun 30, 2025: Requires electric utilities to file an annual report with the Board of Public Utilities listing each vote they or affiliates cast at PJM Interconnection meetings and describing whether it furthers State goals.
May 22, 2025 · Passed 41–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Energy Bill Watch program-update certain notification requirements
Changes the Energy Bill Watch program so residential smart meter customers can choose to receive usage and cost notifications by text message or email.
Jun 30, 2025 · Failed 31–42 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Public utility meter reading fees-proh charging residents, multi-unit dwellings
Bars electric and gas utilities from charging a residential customer in a multi-unit dwelling a meter-reading fee, charged to customers who opt out of smart meters, that exceeds the cost of that customer's usage for the billing cycle.
Dec 22, 2025 · Passed 42–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
School property, cert-permit to lease, fed qualified health centers w/o bidding
Lets school boards lease school property to federally qualified health centers for a nominal fee without competitive bidding. A health center sharing a building must be in a part separate from where students may be present, where federal law permits.
Dec 22, 2025 · Passed 41–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Nicotine products, certain-modifies tax rate
Raises the cigarette tax from $2.70 to $3.00 per pack, raises the liquid nicotine and e-liquid taxes, and dedicates $2 million of the liquid nicotine and e-liquid tax revenue to the Health Care Subsidy Fund.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 46–33 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Healthcare Finance Enhancement Act-concerns
Lowers the ambulatory care facility gross-receipts assessment from 2.95 to 2.5 percent in fiscal 2026 and extends it to all such facilities from fiscal 2027; raises the hospital per-admission charge from $10 to $12.50.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 48–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Aspire Program, NJ-revises various requirements
Revises New Jersey Aspire redevelopment tax-credit program rules, including eligible project costs, a maximum eligibility period of 10 years, which municipalities count as government-restricted, and what qualifies as a special mission non-profit project.
Dec 19, 2024 · Passed 41–27 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
School property, cert-permit to lease, fed qualified health centers w/o bidding
Lets school boards lease school property to federally qualified health centers for a nominal fee without competitive bidding. A health center sharing a building must be in a part separate from where students may be present, where federal law permits.
Dec 22, 2025 · Passed 41–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Fairness in Women's Sports Act-concerns student participation
As introduced, requires public and nonpublic schools and colleges to designate sports teams by biological sex at birth and bars male students from teams designated for females.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 44–27 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Real property transfers, over $2M-modifies payer of addl fees & taxes imposed
Raises additional fees and taxes on real property transfers over $2 million, and makes the seller rather than the buyer pay the additional fee and controlling interest transfer tax on transfers over $1 million.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 41–37 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Municipalities, affordable housing obligations-prov cert St. grants & assistance
Directs the Department of Community Affairs to give priority consideration for certain State financial assistance to municipalities meeting their affordable housing obligations, with criteria that differ for the first and last five years of a round.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 50–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Application fee-proh resid landlord charging, greater than cost of credit check
On the version voted Jan 12, 2026: Bars landlords of most rental units from charging an application fee over $50, adjusted annually for inflation, with penalties of up to $500 for a first offense, $750 for a second and $1,000 for later ones.
May 22, 2025 · Passed 49–27 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Sales and use tax exemption-phase out on zero emission vehicles
Phases out the sales tax exemption for zero emission vehicles, taxing them at 3.3125% from October 2024 and the full 6.625% from July 2025, and repeals the annual sales tax holiday on certain school supplies and sports equipment.
Jun 28, 2024 · Passed 41–34 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Corporate transit fee-impose 2.5%, alloc taxable net income in excess of $10M
Imposes a 2.5% surtax, the Corporate Transit Fee, on corporation business tax filers with New Jersey allocated net income over $10 million, for 2024 through 2028. S corporations and public utilities are excluded.
Jun 28, 2024 · Passed 43–34 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Motor vehicle-concerns certain related funding to certain municipalities
Lets municipalities of 200,000 or more with over 15 percent 2010-2020 population growth impose the mass transit access parking tax for transit operating costs and a rental car tax, and sends 10 percent of certain parking penalties to municipal court.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 54–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Privacy Protection Act-concerns collection & sharing of certain personal info
Bars state and local government entities and health care facilities from collecting immigration status, birthplace, SSN or ITIN unless needed for a service or benefit, limits disclosing it and license plate reader data, and requires consent, a warrant, or subpoena.
Jan 12, 2026 · Passed 47–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Social media platform-proh promoting cert practices/features, eating disorders
Bars social media platforms from using designs, algorithms or features they know or should know could cause child users to develop eating disorders; penalty up to $250,000 per violation. Platforms that audit and fix problems, or have under $100 million in revenue, are exempt.
Dec 19, 2024 · Passed 46–24 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Electric public utilities-develop and apply special tariff for data centers
On the version voted Jan 12, 2026: Requires electric utilities to file a tariff for customers using over 100 megawatts, such as data centers, assigning related costs to them so other customers do not pay for them, and encouraging energy efficiency.
Jun 30, 2025 · Passed 53–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Veteran, service-connected disability-proportional property tax exemption
As introduced, extends the property tax exemption to veterans with any service-connected disability rated at least 10 percent, in proportion to the rating and capped at $10,000; gives unemployable veterans a full exemption; State reimburses taxing districts.
Sep 26, 2024 · Passed 41–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Proporty tax relief, proportional-enact fed leg providing, vet permanent disab
As introduced, urges the President and Congress to enact federal legislation providing proportional property tax relief for honorably discharged veterans with a permanent service-connected disability.
Oct 28, 2024 · Passed 70–3 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Unidentified drones-urge federal govt to investigate, operating in NJ airspace
As introduced, urges the federal government to investigate sightings of unidentified drones operating in New Jersey airspace.
Dec 19, 2024 · Passed 70–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 58 of 283 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (32), Health & care (8), Education & families (7)
Minority- & women-owned businesses-increase awarding of contracts
What it does: Directs State agencies to make a good faith effort to raise non-advertised goods and services contracts awarded to certified minority- and women-owned businesses by 30 percent within five years, with regular reports t…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 53–0, Republicans 5–16
Sep 24, 2026Official record ↗
Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes
What it does: Requires $375,000 (2.5 percent) of the $15 million Working Class Families State Supplement appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget to go to informational and outreach activities that raise awareness of the program.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 53–0, Republicans 5–16
Sep 24, 2026Official record ↗
General Contractor Licensing Act-provides for licensure
What it does: Creates a State Board of General Contractors to license general contractors and register general contracting businesses; unlicensed people may not offer general contracting services unless supervised by a licensee.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 56–0, Republicans 7–14
Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗
School district spring break-requires Commissioner of Education recommend dates
What it does: Requires the Commissioner of Education to recommend dates each year on which school districts may close for spring break, and to inform districts of those dates by June 30 of the prior school year.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 57–0, Republicans 9–13
Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗
Superintendent of State Police-hold rank of Colonel of State Police
What it does: Makes the Superintendent of State Police hold the rank of Colonel, requiring State Police Academy graduation and a law enforcement license, and lets a State Police retirement system retiree be appointed without reenro…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 57–0, Republicans 4–14
May 18, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Electric public utilities-submit annual report on voting to BPU
With most of their party · Passed 41–28 · Yes 41–No 28 · Democrats 41–0, Republicans 0–28
May 22, 2025Official record ↗
Veteran, service-connected disability-proportional property tax exemption
With most of their party · Passed 41–28 · Yes 41–No 28 · Democrats 41–0, Republicans 0–28
Sep 26, 2024Official record ↗
Aspire Program, NJ-revises various requirements
With most of their party · Passed 41–27 · Yes 41–No 27 · Democrats 41–0, Republicans 0–27
Dec 19, 2024Official record ↗
Energy Bill Watch program-update certain notification requirements
With most of their party · Failed 31–42 · Yes 31–No 42 · Democrats 3–42, Republicans 28–0
Jun 30, 2025Official record ↗
Next NJ Manufacturing Program-estab, incentivize manuf investment & job creation
With most of their party · Failed 27–42 · Yes 27–No 42 · Democrats 0–42, Republicans 27–0
Jun 30, 2025Official record ↗
Paul Robeson Day-designates April 9 of each year
With most of their party · Passed 42–27 · Yes 42–No 27 · Democrats 42–0, Republicans 0–27
Mar 24, 2025Official record ↗
Voter identity proof-certain documentation required to vote
With most of their party · Passed 44–28 · Yes 44–No 28 · Democrats 44–0, Republicans 0–28
Jun 30, 2025Official record ↗
State budget, fiscal year 2026-State funds $58.782B and federal funds$31.007B
With most of their party · Passed 44–28 · Yes 44–No 28 · Democrats 44–0, Republicans 0–28
Jun 30, 2025Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Requires Medicaid to cover oral ovulation-enhancing drugs and related office visits and tests for people aged 21 to 44 with infertility, limited to three treatment cycles per lifetime, if federal approval and funding are available.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Exempts certain foreclosing creditors from municipal property registration fees for as long as the property remains subject to the federal bankruptcy automatic stay.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Directs State agencies to make a good faith effort to raise non-advertised goods and services contracts awarded to certified minority- and women-owned businesses by 30 percent within five years, with regular reports to the State Treasurer.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Lets taxpayers voluntarily contribute on gross income tax returns to a new fund, whose money the Legislature appropriates to the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for grants supporting humanities programming.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Designates accounting as a STEM subject in state law, making it count for programs that reference STEM, such as teacher grants, loan redemption, and tuition reimbursement.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Sets rounding rules for merchants that choose to round cash totals to the nearest five cents, and fines merchants $1,000, $2,500, then $5,000 for repeat offenses of rounding up where the rules require rounding down.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Requires $375,000 (2.5 percent) of the $15 million Working Class Families State Supplement appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget to go to informational and outreach activities that raise awareness of the program.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Amends the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations act to cut the number of new family medicine and internal medicine residency slots funded by the $2 million Residency Expansion Program from 10 to five.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Honors the U.S. Postal Service and its employees for their historic role in American democracy.
Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE
Allows candidates and officeholders to spend campaign funds on reasonable security measures for themselves, household family members and staff, such as alarms, locks, security personnel and cybersecurity, but not firearms or ammunition.
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