A 795 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Permits 30-calendar day extension to cure period for certain businesses to address and resolve certain violations.

This bill extends the cure period for small businesses facing certain non-criminal violations by 30 days, adding to the existing 60-day period. It applies to businesses with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees for first-time violations that don’t threaten public safety, employee income, or the environment. State agencies may grant this additional 30-day extension only if they determine denying it would conflict with equity and good conscience. The bill does not apply to labor law violations, criminal matters, or cases where federal rules require penalties. It also requires agencies to publicly report waived violations annually.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

General Assembly Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprint · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from introduction to first reprint after committee report on March 9, 2026. The most substantive change tightens the standard for extending the 60-day cure period: agencies can now only grant a 30-day extension 'for good cause shown' rather than when they determine it would be 'contrary to equity and good conscience.' Two new co-sponsors were added and the bill's statement section was removed.

REQUIREMENT

The standard for extending the 60-calendar day cure period by an additional 30 days was changed from a subjective 'equity and good conscience' determination to an objective 'good cause shown' requirement, making it harder for businesses to obtain extensions.

TECHNICAL

Assemblywoman Haider and Assemblyman Sampson were added as co-sponsors.

The entire Statement section at the end of the bill was removed, which is standard when a bill advances past introduction.

TIMELINE

The bill status changed from 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel' to 'As reported by the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee on March 9, 2026, with amendments.'

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 4, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (73-0-0)

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee

lower

2 primary · 11 co-sponsors