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Paul Kanitra

RGeneral Assembly Member · District 10

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 17 of 255 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Climate & energy (5), Technology & privacy (5), Jobs & cost of living (5)

  • Electric public utilities-develop and apply special rules for cert data centers

    What it does: On the version voted Jun 30, 2026: Requires the Board of Public Utilities to set standards for serving large data centers (size threshold no higher than 50 megawatts); utilities then file tariffs assigning data-center…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 53–0, Republicans 2–18

    Mar 23, 2026Official record ↗

  • Official inspection facility-concerns employment following contract renewal

    What it does: Requires existing qualified employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement to be offered jobs first when a contract to run a motor vehicle inspection facility is renewed or newly awarded, with pay and benefits…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 48–0, Republicans 11–13

    Jan 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Hospitals-estab pilot program to support certain services when relocating;$3M

    What it does: Creates a $3 million Department of Health pilot letting a hospital that relocates to former federal property keep a community access location, as a remote site under its license, at its original site in an underserved…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 49–0, Republicans 10–15

    Jan 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Suicide Hopeline-allows follow-up calls from opertators to at risk minors

    What it does: Allows 988 and other suicide crisis hotline centers to place follow-up calls, texts or chats to minors aged 16 and older identified at high risk of suicide, without parental authorization.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 49–0, Republicans 11–14

    Dec 22, 2025Official record ↗

  • Suicide Hopeline-allows follow-up calls from opertators to at risk minors

    What it does: On the version voted Dec 22, 2025: Allows 988 and other suicide crisis hotline centers to place follow-up calls, texts or chats to minors aged 16 and older identified at high risk of suicide, without parental authoriz…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 49–0, Republicans 6–19

    Dec 8, 2025Official 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 1207 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Ovulation enhancing drugs/medical svc-req Medicaid coverage, cert beneficiaries

Not votingNO VOTE

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 66–3·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
A 3237 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Property registration fee-exempt from paying, prop subject to automatic stay

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 71–1·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
A 3496 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Minority- & women-owned businesses-increase awarding of contracts

NoVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 58–16·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
A 3558 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public humanities programming-provides voluntary contrib. on income tax return

YesVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 72–1·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
A 4236 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STEM subject, various educational & other programs-designate accounting

Not votingNO VOTE

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 63–10·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
A 5233 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Cash transactions-allows rounding

Not votingNO VOTE

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 62–4·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
A 5439 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Working Class Families St Suppl-req portion of funding used, outreach purposes

Not votingNO VOTE

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 58–16·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
A 5451 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Family & Internal Medicine Residency Expansion Program-revise language

NoVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 53–20·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
AR 157 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

US Postal Svc. & its employees-honor contributions to American democracy

Not votingNO VOTE

Motion: 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE

Honors the U.S. Postal Service and its employees for their historic role in American democracy.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 65–1·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗
S 3386 · NJ GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Campaign funds-auth use for security expenses, candidate & immediate family

NoVOTED

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.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 51–12·Substantive·Sep 24, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 659 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.