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NJ A3577

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Louis Greenwald

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Division of Consumer Affairs must compile and submit a report to the Governor and Legislature within six months on professional and occupational licensing data, including outstanding applications, average processing times, incomplete application rates, and call volume statistics

  • Report must include five-year data on completed license applications and identify applications taking at least twice as long as average to process

  • Division must document funding spent on employee retention, IT improvements, and initiatives to recruit employees and modernize technology systems

  • Attorney General must develop profession-specific training for new employees who process initial license applications

  • Attorney General must review the feasibility of outsourcing phone call intake and response to businesses or associations that assist license applicants

Legislative Description

Requires issuance of report on certain information and data on processing of applications for professional and occupational licenses and mandates review of training and call intake in Division of Consumer Affairs.

Regulated Professions

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Regulated Professions1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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