S 687 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Creates Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force on Impacts of Climate Change on Property Insurance.

New Jersey's S 687 creates a 17-member task force to study how climate change impacts property insurance availability and affordability. The task force, including state agency leaders, legislators, insurance industry representatives, and environmental advocates, will examine issues like whether federal programs or industry practices subsidize risky development, where insurance costs don't match actual flood/fire risks, and which communities may become uninsurable within 50 years. It will specifically analyze how rising insurance costs affect coastal areas (noting a 69.54% jump in policy drops from 2018-2022), affordable housing, and low-income communities. The task force must submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature within one year of its formation.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 24, 2026
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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill Introduced · 2 edits · Jan 13, 2026
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This diff reflects an administrative transition of the bill from Senate committee technical review status to formal introduction. The operative text of the bill is unchanged. A standard legislative statement was added summarizing the bill's purpose: creating a 17-member Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force to study climate change impacts on property insurance and report findings within one year.
TECHNICAL

Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

A legislative statement was appended summarizing the bill's content, including the task force composition (17 members appointed by the Governor with Senate consent), its study mandate on climate change impacts on property insurance, and its one-year reporting deadline before dissolution.

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

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by the Senate (36-2)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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