Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies.
This bill allows New Jersey counties to create a voluntary registry for seniors aged 65 or older to receive extra assistance during emergencies. Counties would collect basic personal and medical information from participating seniors (like name, address, and emergency contacts), which would be kept confidential and used only by emergency management offices for preparedness. Each county must also run public awareness campaigns about the registry and may provide emergency supply kits to registered seniors, with kit contents determined by local emergency management offices. The bill requires counties to maintain strict confidentiality of registry data and prohibits public access to this information.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 3, 2024
Last action Jan 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-0)
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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