Establishes price preference program on State contracts for businesses owned by women veterans or women in military service.
This bill creates a 10% price preference for businesses owned by women veterans or women actively serving in the U.S. military when bidding on New Jersey state contracts paid with public funds. Qualified businesses must be independently owned, have their main office in New Jersey, be at least 51% owned/controlled by eligible women, and have daily operations managed by them. If such a business meets all contract requirements and becomes the lowest bidder after applying the 10% preference, the state must award it the contract. The preference also continues if a woman owner dies and her spouse assumes ownership of the business.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Mar 16, 2026
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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill
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Jan 13, 2026
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The bill moved from Technical Review status to Introduced status. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill text itself. A legislative counsel summary statement was appended describing the bill's purpose: establishing a price preference program of up to 10 percent for state contracts awarded to businesses owned by women veterans or women serving in the military.
TECHNICAL
Bill designation changed from 'A1900 TR' to 'A1900', reflecting transition from technical review to introduced status.
Status line updated from 'As reported by the Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'
A legislative counsel summary statement was appended at the end of the bill, describing the price preference program, eligibility definitions, and key requirements (51 percent ownership, in-state principal place of business, management control).
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Committee
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Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
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