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NJ S705

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

John Burzichelli

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the State Treasurer and Chief Technology Officer to create a free, searchable public website displaying annual State expenditures, revenues, and bonded indebtedness data from fiscal year 2000 onward.

  • Website must include agency disbursements, employee salaries, vendor payments, bond debt details, tax receipts, federal grants, and other financial information from the central accounting and payroll systems.

  • Establishes a 13-member Public Finance Transparency Committee within the Department of the Treasury, including legislators, state officials, and public members, to advise on website development and expansion.

  • Financial data must be posted within 45 days after each fiscal year ends and cannot be removed from the website once posted.

  • Website accessibility requirements take effect on the first business day of the seventh month after enactment; private, personal, or confidential information protected by law is exempt from disclosure.

Legislative Description

"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.

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

Committee Referrals

State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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