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Declan O'Scanlon

RState Senator · District 13

Votes by issue

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

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 11 of 211 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Climate & energy (4), Education & families (3), Jobs & cost of living (3)

  • 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 25–0, Republicans 2–13

    Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗

  • State-owned property-req annual report for potential as affordable housing

    What it does: Requires the Treasury Department to inventory unutilized State-owned property, with State entities reporting biennially, and to analyze its feasibility for low- and moderate-income housing.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 25–0, Republicans 3–12

    Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗

  • Municipal homelessness-establish trust funds & adoption of housing plans

    What it does: On the version voted Dec 22, 2025: Lets municipalities create homelessness trust funds by ordinance, fed by fees added to existing fines and penalties, and adopt homeless housing plans. After 5 percent for administrat…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 24–0, Republicans 7–8

    Jan 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Shootings, did not result in bodily injury-require AG report data

    What it does: Requires county prosecutors to give the Attorney General quarterly data for three years on criminal complaints for firearm discharges that caused no bodily injury, and the Attorney General to publish a report afterward.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 24–0, Republicans 3–9

    Jan 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Food service businesses-proh providing single-use utensils and condiments

    What it does: Bars full-service restaurants with 10 or more seats from providing single-use utensils and condiments to on-site customers, and lets casual dining places provide them only on request. Sets a warning for a first violat…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 20–1, Republicans 1–14

    Jan 12, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

See all their split votes

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.

A 1715 · NJ SENATE

John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey-establishes

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Establishes the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act: election laws are construed liberally for voters, policies that unnecessarily abridge voting and methods that dilute protected classes’ votes are barred, and the Attorney General gets preclearance power over certain jurisdictions.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 25–14·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 1715 · NJ SENATE

John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey-establishes

NoVOTED

Motion: TABLE MOTION

A yes vote tabled (set aside) Corrado's motion to amend A1715 (John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act), so the Senate proceeded without that amendment. (AI-written)

Establishes the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act: election laws are construed liberally for voters, policies that unnecessarily abridge voting and methods that dilute protected classes’ votes are barred, and the Attorney General gets preclearance power over certain jurisdictions.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 25–15·Procedural·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 2757 · NJ SENATE

Electric transmission owners-require to join transmission entities

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Requires electric transmission owners in New Jersey to join a federally approved regional transmission organization and transfer control of their transmission facilities to it.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 25–15·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 3497 · NJ SENATE

Residential dwelling units-proh facilitation, agreement among rental prop owners

YesVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Makes it an antitrust violation for rental property owners to use a coordinator operating algorithmic rent-pricing software, for coordinators to facilitate agreements restricting competition, or for two or more persons to engage in parallel pricing coordination (the FAIR Act).

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 33–4·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 3877 · NJ SENATE

Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun that enhance opportunities

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Creates a program giving municipalities that reexamine and amend their master plans and zoning to allow denser housing development preference in competitively awarded State financial assistance.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 24–15·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 4014 · NJ SENATE

Social Media Research Center-estab at 4-yr public institution of higher ed

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Establishes a Social Media Research Center at a public four-year college to study social media's effects, especially on children, recommend policy, and offer free online courses on safe social media use to schools.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 26–14·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 4015 · NJ SENATE

Kid Code Act-adopt Age-Appropriate Design Code for NJ, concerns minors' use

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Adopts the New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code, requiring covered online services to set minors’ default privacy highest, limit use of their data, bar dark patterns and targeted ads for narcotic drugs, tobacco, gambling and alcohol, and unpublish accounts within 10 business days of request.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 36–4·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 4072 · NJ SENATE

Public works contract-establishes minimum qualifications, persons employed

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Requires public works contractors to certify that each worker has completed a registered apprenticeship or four years of documented craft experience, with exceptions for unionized workers under a collective bargaining agreement.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 37–3·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 4085 · NJ SENATE

Consumer personal data-proh entities from using to set prices, merchandise/svcs

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Bars using personal data to set or vary grocery prices (effective one year after enactment), with exceptions for cost differences, disclosed discounts and loyalty programs; also sets a one-year moratorium on new electronic shelf labels.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 22–14·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗
A 4525 · NJ SENATE

Economic Redevelopment & Growth Grant prog-extend deadline, cert projects

NoVOTED

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

On the version voted Jun 11, 2026: Extends from June 30, 2028 to June 30, 2032 the deadline to submit a temporary certificate of occupancy for certain residential and mixed-use parking projects in Garden State Growth Zones under the Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 25–15·Substantive·Jun 30, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 344 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.