A 798 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires State entities to offer optional service for businesses to receive certain notices electronically.

This bill requires New Jersey state agencies to offer businesses an optional electronic service for receiving legally required notices, such as violation warnings, underpayment alerts, and unemployment claims. It directly affects businesses operating in New Jersey that receive these official notices from state entities. State agencies must notify businesses about the electronic option within 60 days of the bill’s enactment and provide instructions for opting in. The bill does not change existing notice requirements but adds an electronic alternative, with the law taking effect 90 days after enactment.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

General Assembly Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 5 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was revised to become self-contained rather than depending on another pending bill for its effective date and definitions. Previously, the bill's provisions were triggered by and defined in reference to a separate pending bill (P.L. __, c. (C.___)), but now it operates independently with its own effective date trigger. Several co-sponsors were also removed from the bill.

SCOPE

Section 1a no longer ties its effective date to another pending bill. It now takes effect 'upon and after the effective date of this section' rather than upon enactment of a separate companion bill, making this bill standalone.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'State entity' in section 1b was changed from applying 'for the purposes of' another pending bill to applying 'for the purposes of this section,' again making the bill self-contained.

TECHNICAL

Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese (District 36) was removed as a sponsor, and Assemblymen Venezia, Haider, Kearney, and Karabinchak were removed as co-sponsors.

A formal STATEMENT section summarizing the bill's provisions was added at the end of the document.

The bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 2, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (79-0-0)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee

lower

2 primary · 8 co-sponsors