New Jersey Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center New Jersey State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

The following table lists the active action alerts for all states.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
NJ S4002 2023-06-26 SUPPORT Prohibits childhood school COVID-19 or HPV vaccine mandates or status inquiry by Commissioner, Governor, State or local government Status: Introduced & referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on 6/26/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Assembly Member, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NJ A5445/S3841 2023-06-22 OPPOSE Allows Optometrists to administer COVID, Influenza, and Varicella-zoster virus vaccines to adults, requires vaccine tracking to state registry Status: A5445 referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee on 6/22/2023 |S3841 referred to Senate Commerce Committee on 5/15/20

Action: Contact Assembly Regulated Professions Committee Members, your Assembly Member, Senate Commerce Committee, & your Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NJ A5493 2023-05-11 OPPOSE Requires metrics for assessing nursing home operation to include number of residents vaccinated against SARS CoV2 and annual influenza virus Status: Referred to Assembly Committee on Health on 5/11/2023

Action: Contact Assembly Committee on Health Members, your Assembly Member, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NJ A5042 2023-01-12 SUPPORT Prohibit the automatic registration in New Jersey Immunization Information System & requires opt-in Status: Introduced & referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/12/2023

Action: Contact your legislators & Assembly Health Committee members & ask them to SUPPORT
NJ A4112/S3240 2022-12-15 OPPOSE Requires all individuals be enrolled in the vaccine registry/tracking system when vaccinated, forced tracking during an outbreak Status: S3240 passed Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee 12/15/2022 w/ amendments | A4112 referred to Assembly Health Committee 6/2/22

Action: Contact your Senator & ask them to OPPOSE S3240
NJ A4938/S3267 2022-12-05 SUPPORT Prohibits Commissioner of Health and State entities from requiring COVID Vaccines for public primary & secondary school students Status: A4938 referred to Assembly Health 12/5/2022, S3267 Referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee 10/31/2022

Action: Contact Members of Assembly Health & Senate Health Committees and ask them to support A4938/S3267
NJ A775/S3352 2022-11-21 WATCH Prohibits government & schools from mandating COVID Vaccines, health care worker mandates allowed with only current medical/religious exemptions Status: S3352 filed on 11/21/2022, A775 referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 1/11/2022

Action: Contact the sponsor with concerns
NJ S3264/A4665 2022-10-31 SUPPORT Eliminates weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated State employees Status: S3264 referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee 10/31/22, A4665 to Assembly State & Local Government Committee 9/29/2022

Action: Contact the committee members, your Assembly Member & Senator & ask them to support A4665
NJ A4338/S3238 2022-10-27 OPPOSE Requires anyone receiving COVID-19 Vaccine to be put into the vaccine tracking/registry system, mandates reporting and participation by providers Status: A4338 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 6/20/2022, S3238 referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee on 10/27/2022

Action: Contact Members of Assembly Health Committee & your legislators, ask them to oppose A4338/S3238
NJ A4586/S3202 2022-10-13 SUPPORT Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccination Status: A4586 referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee 9/22/2022, S3203 referred to Senate Higher Education Committee 10/13/2022

Action: Contact your legislators & Members of the Assembly Higher Education Committee & ask them to support
NJ A4661 2022-09-29 WATCH Prohibits public institutions of higher education to require COVID-19/monkeypox vaccinations for students with no in-person presence on campus Status: Introduced, referred to the Assembly Higher Education Committee on 9/29/2022

Action: Contact Assembly Higher Education Committee members & your legislators with your concerns
NJ A4386/S2919 2022-06-27 SUPPORT Establishes Parents’ Bill of Rights including right to learn about vaccine exemptions Status: A4386 referred to Assembly Education Committee on 6/272022 | S2919 referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee on 6/27/2022

Action: Contact Members of Assembly Education and Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committees, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NJ A4334/S316 2022-06-20 OPPOSE Requires public & private higher education institution students, staff, & others take COVID-19 vaccine, only religious & medical exemptions available Status: A4334 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 6/20/2022| S316 referred to Senate Health, Human Services Senior Citizens Committee on 1/11/2022

Action: Contact Assembly Health & Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Assemblymember, &Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NJ S316/A4334 2022-06-20 OPPOSE Requires students, staff, and others present at colleges to receive COVID-19 vaccine Status: S316 referred to Senate Health Etc. Committee 1/11, A4334 referred to Assembly Health Committee 6/20

Action: Contact committee members and ask them to oppose S316/A4334
NJ S1566/A4174 2022-05-28 SUPPORT Requires each guardian of incapacitated persons to provide consent before COVID-19 vaccination and boosters Status: S1566 Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee 2/14/2022, A4174 5/27

Action: Contact your legislators and ask them to support S1566/A/A4174
NJ A329/S2646 2022-05-16 SUPPORT Enacts the Informed Consent for Vaccination Act, requires vaccine administrators provide certain information and obtain signed consent Status: A329 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 1/11/2022, S2646 referred to Senate Health Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on 5/16/2022

Action: Contact Members of the Committees and your legislators and ask them to support A329
NJ S2520 2022-05-12 SUPPORT Requires certain care facilities to establish visitation policies which include not asking guests to disclose their vaccination status Status: Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee 5/12/2022

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assemblymember, ask to SUPPORT
NJ A3897/S832 2022-05-09 SUPPORT Requires DMVA to assist service members discharged solely due to COVID-19 vaccination status with petition to change discharge designation Status: A3897 referred to Assembly Military & Veterans' Affairs Comm on 5/9/2022 | S832 referred to Senate Military & Veterans' Affairs Comm on 1/18/2022

Action: Contact Assembly & Senate Military & Veterans' Affairs Committee Members, your Assembly Member, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NJ A3919 2022-05-09 SUPPORT Prohibits refusal to perform or lowering of the ranking of an applicant of an organ transplant based on vaccination status; creates cause of action Status: Introduced, referred to Assembly Health Committee on 5/9/2022

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assembly Member, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NJ A3534/S1592 2022-03-08 OPPOSE Establishes NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Commission to push COVID-19 2 vaccination with nine million dollar appropriation Status: A3534 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 3/8/2022| S1592 referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee on 2/14/2022

Action: Contact Members of Assembly Health, Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committees, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask to OPPOSE
NJ A2585/S1973 2022-03-03 WATCH Prohibits first responders & health care workers from being required to disclose their COVID vaccination status, prohibits discrimination Status: A2585 tabled in Assembly on 2/28/2022, S1973 referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on 3/3/2022

Action: Contact Members of the Committees and your legislators with concerns
NJ A2932 2022-02-28 WATCH Prohibits pregnant women from being required to provide proof of COVID vaccination, prohibits discrimination Status: Introduced and referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 2/28/2022

Action: Contact Members of the Assembly Health Committee and your legislators with concerns
NJ A2679 2022-02-14 OPPOSE Permits a minor,14 years of age and older, to consent to vaccination on their own without the consent of their parent or guardian Status: Referred to the Assembly Health Committee on 2/14/2022

Action: Contact Assembly Health Committee Members, your Assemblymember, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
NJ A2170/S237 2022-02-07 WATCH Requires entities to accept confirmation of prior COVID-19 infection or protective immune response against COVID-19 when vaccination proof is required Status: A2170 referred to Assembly Health Committee on 2/7/2022 | S237 referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee 1/11/2022

Action: Contact Members of Assembly Health, Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committees, your Assemblymember, & Senator with your concerns
NJ S831 2022-02-07 SUPPORT Prohibits a person or entity from requiring personal health information from any individual Status: Introduced and referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee on 1/18/2022

Action: Contact Members of the Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee in support
NJ S232 2022-01-22 SUPPORT Requires vaccine information be given to parents & patients before vaccination, prohibits providers from refusing care based on vaccination refusal Status: Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/22/2022

Action: Contact
NJ A439/S825 2022-01-19 WATCH Establishes the Children's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Status: SB 825 introduced 1st Reading in the Senate, Referred to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens

Action: Contact your committee members and ask them to support A439/S825
NJ A440/S824 2022-01-19 SUPPORT Requires identification and review of deaths/near deaths happening after vaccination Status: SB 824 introduced 1st Reading in the Senate, Referred to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens

Action: Contact your committee members and ask them to support A440/S824
NJ S811 2022-01-18 SUPPORT Makes state liable for vaccine injuries caused by vaccines mandated for child care, preschool, school or institutions of higher education Status: Introduced, referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee on 1/18/2022

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assembly Member, ask to SUPPORT
NJ A774 2022-01-14 SUPPORT Prohibits government entity or school from requiring flu vaccines for persons 18 and under Status: Introduced on 1/11/2022 and referred to Assembly Health Committee

Action: Contact your legislators and ask them to support A774
NJ A1991 2022-01-14 OPPOSE Eliminates religious belief exemptions in NJ for children in schools and childcare centers Status: Introduced on 1/11/2022 and referred to Assembly Health Committee

Action: Contact your legislators and ask them to oppose A1991
NJ A2007/S1101 2022-01-14 OPPOSE Requires annual flu vaccine for public and private school students Status: A2007 Introduced on 1/11/2022 and referred to Assembly Health Committee

Action: Contact your legislators and ask them to oppose A2007 and S1101
NJ S234 2022-01-11 SUPPORT Establishes Children’s Vaccination Bill of Rights; protections for children including informed consent, disclosure for safety & injury compensation Status: Introduced, referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee on 1/11/2022

Action: Contact Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee Members, your Senator, & Assembly Member, ask to SUPPORT

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