Shirley Turner
State Senator · New Jersey Senate District 15
Bills introduced (228)
Establishes permanent daylight saving time in NJ.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading · October 15, 2026
"Homeowners' Historic Property Reinvestment Act"; allows homeowners to claim credit against gross income tax for certain costs of rehabilitating historic properties.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee · October 15, 2026
Prohibits public utilities from assessing surcharges and certain fees.
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading · October 8, 2026
Requires DEP to establish maximum contaminant level for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and establish private well testing program.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee · October 8, 2026
Implements Blue Band Program to address preeclampsia in New Jersey.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee · October 5, 2026
Concerns speech rights of student journalists at nonpublic schools and independent institutions of higher education; prohibits prior administrative review of school-sponsored media at all schools and institutions of higher education.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee · October 5, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesProvides law enforcement officer benefits to certain public employees enrolled in PERS; prohibits appointment by State or county of public employees after age 35 in certain positions eligible for PFRS.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee · October 5, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesBroadens definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading · October 1, 2026
Prohibits conditioning certain heating and cooling assistance on medical note.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee · October 1, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesRequires NJT and BPU to establish railroad right-of-way solar energy pilot program.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee · October 1, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesRequires video surveillance cameras in certain special education classrooms for promotion of student safety.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee · October 1, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesRequires transparency, standards, and discontinuance of certain Statewide assessments; eliminates high school graduation proficiency test.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee · October 1, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesShowing the 12 most recently active.
Recent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| S4418 Revises Commission on Women Veterans. | Senate · Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported with Amendments 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 |
| S4464 Requires certain tolling entities and NJT to provide 50 percent discount to service members, veterans, auxiliary members, and Gold Star Family members. | Senate · Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported with Substitution 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 |
| S4086 Authorizes PANYNJ employees to take military leave. | Senate · Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported Favorably October 15, 2026 | Yes |
| SJR26 Designates May of each year as Military Spouse Appreciation Month in New Jersey. | Senate · Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported Favorably October 15, 2026 | Yes |
| SJR108 Designates November 2026 as Veterans Month in New Jersey. | Senate · Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported Favorably October 15, 2026 | Yes |
| S4124 Waives certain commercial driver license fees for veterans and spouses of veterans. | Senate · Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee: Reported with Amendments October 15, 2026 | Yes |
| S4052 "Public Utility Rate Stabilization Act"; permits gas and electric public utilities to employ alternative ratemaking mechanisms. | Senate · Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported Favorably October 8, 2026 | Not Voting |
| S739 "New Jersey Loves New Jersey Farmers Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to commercial farm operators for price loss. | Senate · Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported Favorably October 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S3800 Requires EDA to include social media development services in services offered through Small Business E-commerce Support Program. | Senate · Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported Favorably October 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S3225 Prohibits public utilities from assessing surcharges and certain fees. | Senate · Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported with Amendments October 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S1768 Requires stress testing on State's ability to provide services in various economic conditions. | Senate · Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported Favorably October 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S1779 Establishes Downtown Economic Growth Program to encourage business development in certain small municipalities. | Senate · Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported with Amendments October 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S4677 Requires electric public utilities to notify customers of Residential Universal Bill Credit. | Senate · Senate Economic Growth Committee: Reported Favorably October 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S4102 Requires school districts to establish procedures for online reporting of harassment, intimidation, and bullying. | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported Favorably October 1, 2026 | Yes |
| S175 Establishes Anti-Bullying Commission and Anti-Bullying Youth Council in DOE. | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported with Substitution October 1, 2026 | Yes |
| S253 Broadens definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act. | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported Favorably October 1, 2026 | Yes |
| S4457 Requires State Board of Education to include bullying awareness and prevention in New Jersey Student Learning Standards. | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported with Substitution October 1, 2026 | Yes |
| S4349 Concerns enrollment of twins or higher order multiples in public preschool programs. | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported with Amendments October 1, 2026 | Yes |
| S2597 Establishes four-year Career and Technical Education Partnership Grant Program. | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported Favorably October 1, 2026 | Yes |
| S4467 "Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act"; prohibits harassment or bullying of nonpublic school students and requires nonpublic schools to adopt anti-harassment and bullying policy. | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported with Amendments October 1, 2026 | Yes |
| SJR57 Designates October of each year as "Bullying Prevention Month." | Senate · Senate Education Committee: Reported Favorably October 1, 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 |