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Governor Phil Murphy

Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation

Posted on - 10/20/2025

TRENTON – Today, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law:

S-317/A-1446 (Diegnan, Amato/Karabinchak, Simonsen) – Revises "Athletic Training Licensure Act" 

S-1403/A-4029 (Singleton, Space/Sumter, Sampson, Hall) – Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD

S-2783/A-3696 (McKeon, Gopal/Danielsen) – "Travel Insurance Act" 

S-3132/A-4334 (Ruiz/Speight, Atkins, Sampson) – Imposes certain requirements on secondhand dealers of cellular telephones and wireless communication devices

Governor Murphy conditionally vetoed the following bills:

S-1277/A-3363 (Beach, Ruiz/Miller, Reynolds-Jackson, Sampson) – CONDITIONAL –Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans

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S-2332/A-3893 (Scutari, Vitale/Murphy, Donlon, Inganamort) – CONDITIONAL –Allows complaint for guardianship of minor to be filed six months before minor reaches age 18 under certain circumstances; establishes certain standards for filing guardianship complaints

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S-2961/A-4124 (Burzichelli, Wimberly/Reynolds-Jackson, Katz, Ramirez) – CONDITIONAL – Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract 

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S-3041/A-4194 (Mukherji, Lagana/Allen, Venezia, Quijano) – CONDITIONAL –Prohibits cooperative from receiving public works contract when cooperative-approved vendor fails to pay prevailing wage; concerns cooperative purchasing agreements with other states; and permits contracting units to award certain indefinite contracts 

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S-3663/A-4915 (Burzichelli, Ruiz/Drulis, Katz, Peterpaul, Simmons) – CONDITIONAL – Establishes reproductive health travel advisory 

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S-3776/A-5779 (Turner, McKnight/Reynolds-Jackson, Carter, Morales) – CONDITIONAL – Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force

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S-4293/A-5548 (Ruiz, Burgess/Pintor Marin, Venezia, Karabinchak) – CONDITIONAL – Requires owner or operator of data center to submit water and energy usage report to BPU 

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