Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans.
S 3800 amends New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination to explicitly protect current military service members and veterans from discrimination. The bill broadens existing protections by adding "service in the Armed Forces of the United States" as a protected class, covering both active duty personnel and those who have been discharged. It makes it unlawful for employers to deny reemployment to employees who take leave for military service, aligning with federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. The bill also updates gendered language in the law to be more inclusive and clarifies that only unlawful discrimination is prohibited under the law.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Oct 21, 2024
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0)
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Dec 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
upper
Oct 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
5 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
P
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
P
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
P
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Rumpf
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Declan O'Scanlon
RRepublican
Co
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Michele Matsikoudis
RRepublican
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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