Key Bills Waiting For Governor Sherrill’s Pen

Following New Jersey’s frantic June 30 budget rush, the Legislature cleared out of Trenton for the summer. While Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the primary state budget, an inventory of 55 enrolled bills remains on her desk awaiting a signature, veto, or conditional veto.

Before being passed, many of these high-stakes bills underwent major last-minute revisions-scaling back statewide funding, dropping controversial penalties, or narrowing regulatory oversight.

00:00 Introduction to New Jersey legislative update

01:55 Power New Jersey Act: Supporting nuclear energy projects

03:48 Data center reporting and tax credit bills

07:10 Kid Code: Protecting children’s online privacy

09:05 Mental health pilot program in schools

10:57 Reproductive health protections and out-of-state care

13:52 Algorithmic rent setting and grocery pricing laws

17:14 Housing, environment, and energy bills overview

19:04 Other pending bills and final legislative actions

21:04 Final thoughts and next steps

REFERENCES

Official New Jersey legislative calendar:

https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/publications/legislative-calendar/070726.pdf

Governor’s Office 2026 news and bill-action archive:

https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/approved/news_archive.shtml

June 30 bill actions:

https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/approved/20260630e.shtml

July 2 bill action:

https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/approved/20260702a.shtml

July 7 energy legislation:

https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/approved/20260707a.shtml

Power NJ Act, A4881:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4881

Data-center reporting, S3379:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3379

Data-center tax credits, S4390:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4390

New Jersey Kids Code, A4015:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4015

Social Media Research Center, A4014:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4014

Social-media research, S3412:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3412

SPARK, S4413:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4413

Introduced SPARK bill with $44 million appropriation:

https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S4500/4413_I1.PDF

Final SPARK amendments:

https://www.njleg.gov/bill-search/2026/S4413/bill-text?f=S4500&n=4413_S2

Reproductive health-care protections, S2260:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S2260

Final third reprint of S2260:

https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S2500/2260_R3.PDF

Senate Judiciary amendments to S2260:

https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S2500/2260_S2.PDF

Final Assembly floor amendments to S2260:

https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S2500/2260_S4.PDF

FAIR Act, A3497:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3497

Fair Price Protection Act, A4085:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4085

Housing-related funding preferences, A3877:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3877

Natural-resource-damage funding, S743:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S743

Local open-space and park funding, S4423:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4423

Nonprofit recreation and conservation funding, S4424:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4424

PFAS restrictions, S1281:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1281

Renewable-energy incentives and solar interconnection, S3183:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3183

Enrolled text of S3183:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3183/bill-text?f=S3500&n=3183_E1

Volunteerism, NJ FamilyCare and SNAP, A3883:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3883

Official A3883 fiscal estimate confirming $125,000:

https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A4000/3883_E2.PDF

Recommended school spring-break dates, S170:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S170

S170 bill text:

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S170/bill-text?f=S0500&n=170_I1