A 4761 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program.

This bill authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit services under New Jersey's Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program. It directly affects senior citizens and disabled residents by allowing them to access technology-enabled shared transportation that lets them choose pick-up and drop-off locations via phone or mobile app. The legislation amends existing state law to formally define "on-demand micro transit" and update related terminology within the transportation assistance framework. The program operates through the New Jersey Transit Corporation in coordination with local counties and advisory committees to ensure services meet accessibility needs.

Issues: ✓ Technology ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

General Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Mar 19, 2026 Signed Aug 6, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 6 edits

MODERATE

The First Reprint of A4761 makes several substantive amendments to the Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program. Most significantly, it adds a requirement that drivers providing on-demand micro transit under county-operated programs must be classified as W-2 employees rather than independent contractors, redefines 'on-demand micro transit' to specify 'shared public transportation services' and replace 'mobile application' with a newly defined 'software application' term (excluding digital networks), and replaces the term 'disabled residents' throughout with 'people with disabilities.'

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed slightly in its definition of on-demand micro transit by removing 'publicly-available, technology-enabled' as qualifiers and specifying 'shared public transportation services,' while simultaneously adding a new employment classification requirement (W-2 status) for drivers in county-operated programs that did not exist in the introduced version.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision requires that any driver providing on-demand micro transit service through a county-operated program funded by the Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program must receive a federal IRS W-2 form, effectively mandating employee classification over independent contractor status for these drivers.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'on-demand micro transit' was changed: 'publicly-available, technology-enabled' was removed, 'shared transportation' was replaced with 'shared public transportation services,' and 'mobile application' was replaced with 'software application.'

A new definition of 'software application' was added, defined as technology that enables a county to provide on-demand micro transit service, with an explicit exclusion for 'a digital network' as defined in P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2).

A new definition of 'people with disabilities' was added, replacing the prior 'disabled resident' term throughout the bill.

The term 'disabled residents' was replaced with 'people with disabilities' in all substantive provisions including legislative findings, program purposes, allocation formulas, and public hearing requirements.

TECHNICAL

The Citizen Advisory Committee definition was updated to reflect that it is appointed by the 'President and Chief Executive Officer of New Jersey Transit Corporation' rather than the 'Executive Director of New Jersey Transit.'

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Jun 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0)

upper

Jun 28, 2026

Committee

Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jun 11, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

upper

Jun 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (79-0-0)

lower

Jun 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

lower

5 primary · 9 co-sponsors