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NJ S1189
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kristin Corrado
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AI Summary
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Expands automatic voter registration to applications for hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, all around sportsman licenses, beaver trapping permits, wild turkey permits, and deer permits through the Division of Fish and Wildlife
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Requires automatic voter registration when applying for firearms purchaser identification cards or permits to carry handguns at local police forces or the Division of State Police
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Adds power vessel (boating) licenses to the existing automatic voter registration process at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
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Applicants must be offered the opportunity to decline automatic voter registration at each of these agencies and offices
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Takes effect January 1 following enactment, with the Secretary of State authorized to take preparatory administrative action beforehand
Legislative Description
Requires automatic voter registration to be available when applying for certain licenses and permits.
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
1/13/2026