S 1306 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from making reports containing adverse information related to employees affected by federal government shutdown.

This bill prohibits consumer reporting agencies and users of consumer reports (like landlords or employers) from considering negative information related to federal government shutdowns when evaluating affected employees. It directly affects federal workers and contractors whose pay was suspended during a shutdown, allowing them to request that agencies and users ignore this negative information for 90 days after a shutdown ends. Employees must provide proof of employment and pay suspension to trigger this protection. The law applies retroactively to all shutdowns beginning December 22, 2018, and requires agencies/users to respond to requests within five days.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Oct 10, 2024
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Oct 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
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Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
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Nellie Pou
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