Establishes "New Jersey Reparations Task Force."
This bill creates the "New Jersey Reparations Task Force" to research and develop proposals addressing generational harms from New Jersey's role in slavery and systemic racial discrimination. The task force will examine historical and current disparities affecting Black communities, including voter disenfranchisement, youth incarceration rates, housing discrimination, wealth gaps, and school segregation. It will produce a report with policy recommendations for state-based reparations based on documented harms. The bill directly affects Black residents of New Jersey who face these systemic inequities, as outlined in the legislative findings.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
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Party
State
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P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Al Abdelaziz
DDemocratic
Co
Alixon Collazos-Gill
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Rodriguez
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen Park
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Rodriguez
DDemocratic
Co
Gary Schaer
DDemocratic
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