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Bills affecting Senior (65+, Medicare/SS) in New Jersey (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 665 active New Jersey bills this session that affect senior (65+, medicare/ss) constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 20 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the senior (65+, medicare/ss) community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01NJ · S426In committee
Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.
- 02NJ · S4503In committee
Requires long-term care facilities to provide its employees with necessary supplies and equipment at no cost.
- 03NJ · A4761Introduced
Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program.
- 04NJ · A475In committee
Provides for filing extension and alternate medical documentation in PFRS, SPRS, or PERS for accidental disability retirement in certain circumstances; extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.
- 05NJ · A577In committee
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
- 06NJ · A683In committee
Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.
- 07NJ · A1168In committee
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
- 08NJ · A1482In committee
Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax.
- 09NJ · A1685In committee
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
- 10NJ · A1727In committee
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
- 11NJ · A4694In committee
Requires prescription drug coverage for serious mental illness without prior authorization or utilization management, including step therapy.
- 12NJ · S212In committee
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
- 13NJ · S1172In committee
Requires certain group homes to install electronic monitoring devices in common areas, upon request and with uniform resident consent.
- 14NJ · S1576In committee
Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.
- 15NJ · S1758In committee
Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.
- 16NJ · S1980In committee
Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities.
- 17NJ · S2541In committee
Credits $2.35 billion to "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund"; appropriates $4.32 billion to Department of Treasury to provide funds to municipalities and counties for debt retirement and avoidance.
- 18NJ · S2583In committee
Requires minimum annual State appropriation of $10 million for Public Health Priority Funding.
- 19NJ · S2866In committee
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
- 20NJ · A3235In committee
Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26.
- What senior (65+, medicare/ss) bills are moving in New Jersey in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 665 New Jersey bills this session that affect senior (65+, medicare/ss) constituents including Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.; Requires long-term care facilities to provide its employees with necessary supplies and equipment at no cost.; Authorizes funding for on-demand micro transit service under Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program..
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect senior (65+, medicare/ss) people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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