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NJ S3936
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Anthony M. Bucco
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AI Summary
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Requires hotels, motels, rooming houses, boarding houses, and retreat lodging facilities to verify guest identity by physically checking or scanning valid government-issued identification (driver's license, passport, REAL ID, or similar) at check-in
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Mandates lodging establishments maintain a register recording guest names, addresses, arrival and departure dates, and room assignments
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Requires all guest records to be retained for at least one year following the guest's departure
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Aims to reduce anonymous check-ins as an effort to prevent human trafficking
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Takes effect on the first day of the second month following enactment
Legislative Description
Requires hotels, motels, rooming, and boarding houses, and similar lodging businesses, to check valid government-issued identification at check-in.
Law and Public Safety
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
3/12/2026