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NJ S1287
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Linda Greenstein
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AI Summary
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Revises definitions in New Jersey waterfront worker law (P.L.2017, c.324) to comply with federal P.L.92-544 requirements for FBI criminal history record information exchange
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Adds new definitions for "director," "officer," "owner," and "partner" in the context of stevedore licensure to specify individuals subject to background checks
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Creates new definition for "telecommunications system controller" covering persons who operate the Shipping Association of New York and New Jersey's Enterprise Management System
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Narrows the "hiring agent" definition to persons authorized by law to designate or select longshoremen for employment by carriers, stevedores, or other employers
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Updates fingerprinting requirements to specifically enumerate categories of applicants (longshoremen, checkers, telecommunications system controllers, pier superintendents, hiring agents, stevedore owners/partners/officers/directors, port watchmen) rather than using general catch-all language
Legislative Description
Revises statutory definition of certain waterfront workers.
Withdrawn Because Approved
Last Action
Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2025, c.333.
1/13/2026