A 1368 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires certain State employees to receive training in cybersecurity best practices.

Bill A 1368 requires all New Jersey State employees with access to state agency computers - including legislators and executive branch staff - to complete annual cybersecurity training. The training, developed by the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC), covers practical skills like updating passwords, detecting phishing scams, preventing ransomware, and responding to data breaches. The Director of Homeland Security must create implementation guidelines for the program. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 2 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MINOR

The bill transitioned from a technical review stage to its introduced version. The only substantive addition is a standard legislative statement section summarizing the bill's purpose: requiring State employees to receive cybersecurity training on best practices for using State computers, administered by the NJCCIC. No changes were made to the actual operative provisions of the bill.

TECHNICAL

Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly State and Local Government Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting a procedural stage change.

A standard legislative statement section was added summarizing the bill's requirements: cybersecurity training for all State employees in the Executive and Legislative Branch who access State computers, with guidelines adopted by the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. Training topics include password updates, phishing detection, ransomware/spyware prevention, identity theft prevention, and data breach response.

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Committee

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Reported and Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors