NJ · Officeholder
DGeneral Assembly Member · District 2
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 Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
Hemp, intoxicating hemp beverages, and medical cannabis-revise cert restrictions
Revises hemp rules: allows 10 mg THC cans or 750 mL bottles up to 200 mg, a 10 percent lab-testing margin, and sales by some packaged-alcohol bars; exempts co-located adult-use shops at medical dispensaries from added municipal review; extends producer deadlines to November 13, 2026.
May 18, 2026 · Passed 47–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Movie theater, for-profit-acquire plenary retail consumption license
Allows municipalities, with Alcoholic Beverage Control approval, to issue plenary retail consumption licenses to for-profit movie theaters, permitting alcohol sales during the hour before and during showings; initial fee is capped at $250,000.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 56–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Residential dwelling units-proh facilitation, agreement among rental prop owners
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).
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 57–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Public utility meter reading fees-proh charging residents, multi-unit dwellings
Bars electric and gas utilities from charging a multi-unit residential customer who opted out of a smart meter a meter-reading fee that exceeds the cost of that billing cycle's electricity or gas usage.
Mar 23, 2026 · Passed 41–21 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Advanced Grid Technologies Act-req St oversight of suppl transmission projects
Requires electric utilities to get Board of Public Utilities approval before building supplemental transmission projects, with a separate review process for projects meeting grid performance benchmarks (the Advanced Grid Technologies Act).
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 56–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Electric transmission owners-require to join transmission entities
Requires electric transmission owners in New Jersey to join a federally approved regional transmission organization and transfer control of their transmission facilities to it.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 57–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Hemp, intoxicating hemp beverages, and medical cannabis-revise cert restrictions
Revises hemp rules: allows 10 mg THC cans or 750 mL bottles up to 200 mg, a 10 percent lab-testing margin, and sales by some packaged-alcohol bars; exempts co-located adult-use shops at medical dispensaries from added municipal review; extends producer deadlines to November 13, 2026.
May 18, 2026 · Passed 47–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Legally protected health care activities-secure protections, patient & provider
Creates a crime and civil action for interfering by obstruction, intimidation, threat or property damage with reproductive health care services, defined to include abortion and gender-identity care; widens existing limits on state cooperation with other states’ investigations and extradition to cover that care.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 55–23 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
International public health-authorize DOH to establish partnerships
Authorizes the Department of Health to seek participation in the WHO-coordinated Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network without conferring WHO membership, and requires a report to the Governor and Legislature, subject to available funds.
Jun 11, 2026 · Passed 57–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement & Immigrant Communities-concerns
Codifies the Attorney General's directive limiting immigration enforcement by police: bars stopping, questioning or detaining people solely over immigration status and limits aid to federal civil immigration enforcement, with exceptions.
Mar 23, 2026 · Passed 50–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Legally protected health care activities-secure protections, patient & provider
Creates a crime and civil action for interfering by obstruction, intimidation, threat or property damage with reproductive health care services, defined to include abortion and gender-identity care; widens existing limits on state cooperation with other states’ investigations and extradition to cover that care.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 55–23 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Private prisons, operators-impose various taxes and fees
Imposes an annual fee of eight percent of gross receipts or contract value on for-profit correctional service businesses, plus a cost-recovery assessment and a three percent corporate surtax; fee revenue goes to a special account.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 57–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Data brokers, data collectors, collection & dissemination of cert info-regulate
Bars data controllers from selling sensitive data, and requires data brokers and data collectors that sell or license consumers' data to register annually with the Division of Consumer Affairs, which keeps a public registry.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 52–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Privacy Protection Act-concerns collection & sharing of certain personal info
Bars state and local government entities and health care facilities from collecting immigration status, citizenship, birthplace, Social Security or taxpayer ID numbers unless needed to determine eligibility for or administer a requested service, and limits disclosure.
Mar 23, 2026 · Passed 52–21 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Social Media Research Center-estab at 4-yr public institution of higher ed
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.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 56–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Social Media Research Center-estab at 4-yr public institution of higher ed
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.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 56–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Family & Internal Medicine Residency Expansion Program-revise language
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.
Sep 24, 2026 · Passed 53–20 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Rutgers University-authorize dual employment by certain employees
Allows Rutgers managerial executives with oversight of areas covered by a health care affiliation agreement to be employed by both Rutgers and the affiliated contracting entity.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 50–15 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Public utility meter reading fees-proh charging residents, multi-unit dwellings
Bars electric and gas utilities from charging a multi-unit residential customer who opted out of a smart meter a meter-reading fee that exceeds the cost of that billing cycle's electricity or gas usage.
Mar 23, 2026 · Passed 41–21 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Residential dwelling units-proh facilitation, agreement among rental prop owners
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).
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 57–22 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Homelessness Prevention Program-revises;$300M
Revises the Homelessness Prevention Program's eligibility, loan and priority rules, and adds a $75 charge on eviction filings by landlords with more than three units (four if owner-occupied), funding eviction prevention services at the Department of Community Affairs.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 55–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Electric vehicle supply equip-estab alternative compliance standards for devel
Lets gas station and retail owners on certain highways or near highway exits meet electric vehicle charger and make-ready space requirements by providing minimum total charging capacity, under Statewide standards the Site Improvement Advisory Board sets within 12 months.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 58–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Electric supply equipment devel processes & standards, certain-establish
Requires administrative approval by non-discretionary permit for qualifying electric vehicle charger and make-ready parking installations at existing gas stations, retail sites and buildings, exempting them from site plan and land use board approval.
Jun 30, 2026 · Passed 58–19 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 1 of 56 party-divided votes on file.
Public utility meter reading fees-proh charging residents, multi-unit dwellings
What it does: Bars electric and gas utilities from charging a multi-unit residential customer who opted out of a smart meter a meter-reading fee that exceeds the cost of that billing cycle's electricity or gas usage.
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 41–1, Republicans 0–20
Mar 23, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Public utility meter reading fees-proh charging residents, multi-unit dwellings
Against most of their party · Passed 41–21 · Yes 41–No 21 · Democrats 41–1, Republicans 0–20
Mar 23, 2026Official record ↗
Hemp, intoxicating hemp beverages, and medical cannabis-revise cert restrictions
With most of their party · Passed 47–20 · Yes 47–No 20 · Democrats 47–0, Republicans 0–20
May 18, 2026Official record ↗
Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement & Immigrant Communities-concerns
With most of their party · Passed 50–21 · Yes 50–No 21 · Democrats 50–0, Republicans 0–21
Mar 23, 2026Official record ↗
Data brokers, data collectors, collection & dissemination of cert info-regulate
With most of their party · Passed 52–21 · Yes 52–No 21 · Democrats 52–0, Republicans 0–21
Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗
Privacy Protection Act-concerns collection & sharing of certain personal info
With most of their party · Passed 52–21 · Yes 52–No 21 · Democrats 52–0, Republicans 0–21
Mar 23, 2026Official record ↗
Legally protected health care activities-secure protections, patient & provider
With most of their party · Passed 55–23 · Yes 55–No 23 · Democrats 55–1, Republicans 0–22
Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗
Movie theater, for-profit-acquire plenary retail consumption license
With most of their party · Passed 56–22 · Yes 56–No 22 · Democrats 56–0, Republicans 0–22
Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗
Advanced Grid Technologies Act-req St oversight of suppl transmission projects
With most of their party · Passed 56–22 · Yes 56–No 22 · Democrats 56–0, Republicans 0–22
Jun 30, 2026Official 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.
Showing 10 of 137 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.