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NJ S1287

Bill

Status

Passed

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Linda Greenstein

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Adds new definitions for "director," "officer," "owner," and "partner" in the context of stevedore licensure to specify individuals subject to background checks

  • Creates new definition for "telecommunications system controller" covering persons who operate the Shipping Association of New York and New Jersey's Enterprise Management System

  • Narrows the "hiring agent" definition to persons authorized by law to designate or select longshoremen for employment by carriers, stevedores, or other employers

  • 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Withdrawn Because Approved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Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2025, c.333.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

Committee Referrals

Law and Public Safety1/13/2026

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