S 4905 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Revises statutory definition of certain waterfront workers.

This bill revises New Jersey's legal definitions for waterfront workers to clarify who qualifies under state law. It specifically updates terms like "longshoreman" (defined as workers moving freight at piers, checking cargo, or supervising others) and "checker" (workers handling cargo accounting). These changes directly affect dockside workers, carriers, stevedores (dock operators), and employers in New Jersey's port operations. The bill streamlines existing definitions without creating new regulations, ensuring consistent classification for workers in the port industry. It focuses on precision in terminology rather than policy changes.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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