S 1312 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.

This bill (S 1312) allows emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics to use their state-issued certification cards as two points of identification when applying for New Jersey driver’s licenses, permits, or other MVC services. It directly affects EMTs and paramedics who need to verify their identity under the MVC’s Six-Point Identification Verification Program. The key provision modifies the program to count a valid EMT/paramedic certification card as two points (instead of one), streamlining the verification process. The bill requires the MVC to update its rules to implement this change, though it remains pending in the Senate.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

General Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

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

MODERATE

This diff reflects the transition of S 1312 from a prefiled technical review version to its introduced version. The changes are entirely procedural and technical: the bill status was updated, co-sponsor information was removed (as it is added post-introduction), minor grammatical edits were made to list formatting, and a standard legislative statement summarizing the bill's purpose was appended. No substantive policy changes were made.

TECHNICAL

Bill designation changed from 'S1312 TR' to 'S1312', reflecting its move from technical review to introduced status.

Co-sponsor line (Senators Tiver and Amato) was removed, as co-sponsors are typically listed after formal introduction.

Status line changed from 'As reported by the Senate Transportation Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

Minor grammatical edits: articles ('a') were removed before items in a list of license types, and 'except, that' was replaced with the more standard legal phrasing 'provided, however, that.'

A STATEMENT section was added at the end summarizing the bill's purpose for public reference.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 30, 2026

Committee

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

lower

Jun 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by the Senate (40-0)

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor