JB

James Beach

State Senator · New Jersey Senate District 6

Bills introduced (215)

NJS597Introduced

Revises penalty for underage gambling to be civil penalty; provides for all associated fines to be used for gambling addiction treatment.

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee · October 15, 2026

Yes 11No 0Other 0
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NJS601Engrossed

Requires information to be provided regarding levels of US Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices under certain circumstances.

Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading · October 15, 2026

Yes 7No 0Other 0
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NJS4418Introduced

Revises Commission on Women Veterans.

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee · October 15, 2026

Yes 5No 0Other 0
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NJS3526Introduced

Authorizes creation of non-lapsing fire academy trust fund by county.

Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading · October 1, 2026

Yes 5No 0Other 0
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NJS4680Introduced

Requires Director of the Division of Local Government Services in DCA to establish pilot program for acquiring abandoned properties in certain municipalities and develop land bank agreement.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee · October 1, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NJS4681Introduced

Requires health care professionals to inform certain pregnant patients that their children and family members should undergo lead screening.

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee · October 1, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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NJS4420Passed

Authorizes regional rehabilitation and reentry center authority to determine county proportional share assessment for budget purposes.

Approved P.L.2026, c.96. · September 28, 2026

Yes 36No 2Other 2
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NJS4477Vetoed

Authorizes provision of residential mental health services in residential substance use disorders treatment facility or program under specified hospital affiliation and clinical support criteria.

Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate · September 28, 2026

Yes 40No 0Other 0
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NJS552Introduced

Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.

Substituted by A2388 (1R) · June 30, 2026

Yes 5No 0Other 0
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NJS3445Engrossed

Modifies membership of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee · June 30, 2026

Yes 40No 0Other 0
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NJS3475Engrossed

Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee · June 30, 2026

Yes 40No 0Other 0
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NJS533Introduced

Concerns training of employees about access to public facilities for individuals with service or guide dogs.

Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz) · June 18, 2026

Yes 13No 0Other 0
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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
A4794

Permits Division of Taxation to share certain tax data with New Jersey Innovation Authority.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported with Amendments

October 15, 2026

Yes
S3545

"Homeowners' Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; allows homeowners to claim credit against gross income tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported Favorably

October 15, 2026

Yes
S4059

Permits Division of Taxation to share certain tax data with New Jersey Innovation Authority.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported with Amendments

October 15, 2026

Yes
S3613

Establishes Statewide dashboard to compile data for certain permits.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported with Substitution

October 15, 2026

Yes
S3236

Establishes permanent daylight saving time in NJ.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported Favorably

October 15, 2026

Yes
SR96

Recognizes NJ-Taiwan sister-state relationship and anniversary of Taiwan Relations Act; reiterates support for closer partnership between US, NJ, and Taiwan.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported Favorably

October 15, 2026

Yes
S4262

Requires funds received by NJ from lawsuits in which AG participated be held in escrow by certain financial institutions.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported Favorably

October 15, 2026

Yes
S4325

Allows certain appointing authorities in Civil Service to hire from or promote within top five eligible candidates for law enforcement officer titles.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported Favorably

October 15, 2026

Yes
A4275

Establishes Statewide dashboard to compile data for certain permits.

Senate · Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee: Reported Favorably

October 15, 2026

Yes
A2388

Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S170

Requires Commissioner of Education to recommend dates for spring break in school districts.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A2132

Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S1312

Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4116

Requires public participation be allowed as component of certain public meetings.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
AJR119

Designates November 7 of each year as "Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day" in NJ.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4515

Authorizes dual employment by certain employees of Rutgers University and affiliated contracting entities.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4413

Establishes School-based Partnerships for Access and Resilience for Kids program in DCF; requires school districts to develop mental health support and partnership programs.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5016

Establishes program in EDA to encourage employee ownership awareness and provide funding and advisory support.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
SCR137

Recognizes centennial of Township of Wyckoff.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S3475

Permits DVA to receive voluntary contributions for veteran suicide prevention public service announcements.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A4007

Requires sellers of real property to disclose presence of dams.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A4761

Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5325

Reduces business formation fees.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5322

Imposes temporary $1 million cap on use of net operating loss deductions under corporation business tax for certain privilege periods.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4531

Increases amount of child tax credit in taxable years 2026, 2027, and 2028.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4513

Concerns temporary use of funding for open space, recreation, floodplain protection, farmland and historic preservation for certain municipalities.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4162

"Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act"; concerns extension of certain public entity contracts related to energy conservation and renewable energy production.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4162

"Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act"; concerns extension of certain public entity contracts related to energy conservation and renewable energy production.

Senate · Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments

June 30, 2026

Yes
A1715

Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey."

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A1715

Establishes "John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey."

Senate · Senate Floor: Table Motion

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4166

Requires customer consent to material changes to third-party energy supply contracts under certain circumstances.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A796

Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4113

Enters NJ into Athletic Trainer Compact.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4407

Extends certain provisions relating to involuntary commitment.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4193

Establishes "Fortifying Corn Masa Act."

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5328

Regulates data brokers, data collectors, and collection and dissemination of certain sensitive information.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5328

Regulates data brokers, data collectors, and collection and dissemination of certain sensitive information.

Senate · Senate Floor: Amend

June 30, 2026

Yes
S3463

Makes certain changes to regulation of health care service firms.

Senate · Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments

June 30, 2026

Yes
S3379

Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.

Senate · Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments

June 30, 2026

Yes
A3883

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.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S3412

Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S3412

Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.

Senate · Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4538

Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriations of $358,811,000; adds and amends various language provisions to FY2026 Appropriations Act.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S188

Requires certain juveniles to appear before court in county where incident giving rise to delinquency complaint allegedly occurred.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S3947

Extends certain pay parity regarding telemedicine and telehealth.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S2275

Establishes certain testing, certification, and labeling requirements for manufacturers and sellers of final hair products; establishes limits on amount of certain intentionally added chemicals.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S1281

Prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain apparel and diaper products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Senate · Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments

June 30, 2026

Yes
A3497

Establishes "Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act."

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A4085

Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

No
A4014

Establishes Social Media Research Center at four-year public institution of higher education.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4307

"New Jersey History Day Act."

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A4881

"Power NJ Act"; establishes advanced nuclear energy procurement program in BPU.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S3245

Revises high school student financial aid application requirements.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
S4057

Exempts rugs and fabrics used in vehicles from provisions of "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act."

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5324

Establishes fee on certain employers that employ individuals who receive health benefits coverage through State Medicaid program.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Not Voting
A4050

Concerns facilities used by applicants for new motor vehicle dealer licenses.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A4687

Concerns local government financing and acquisition of fire fighting apparatus and equipment.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A4687

Concerns local government financing and acquisition of fire fighting apparatus and equipment.

Senate · Senate Floor: Amend

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5188

"Advanced Grid Technologies Act"; requires State oversight of supplemental projects and establishes expedited review for projects utilizing advanced transmission technologies.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes
A5327

Appropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and $30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027.

Senate · Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage

June 30, 2026

Yes