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 A5042 2023-01-12 SUPPORT Prohibit the automatic registration in New Jersey Immunization Information System & requires opt-in 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 A4338 2022-06-20 OPPOSE Requires COVID-19 Vaccines administered to be reported to the vaccine registry/tracking system Referred to Assembly Health Committee on 6/20/2022

Action: Contact committee members and ask them to oppose A4338
NJ S316/A4334 2022-06-20 OPPOSE Requires students, staff, and others present at colleges to receive COVID-19 vaccine 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 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 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 A2585/S1973 2022-03-03 WATCH Prohibits first responders & health care workers from being required to disclose their COVID vaccination status, prohibits discrimination 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 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 S237/A2170 2022-02-07 WATCH Requires entities that mandate proof of COVID-19 vaccination accept confirmation of prior infection S237 Introduced 1/11/2022 & referred to Senate Health, Human Services, & Senior Citizens Committee, A2170 to Assembly Labor Committee 2/7/2022

Action: Contact the sponsors with concerns
NJ S831 2022-02-07 SUPPORT Prohibits a person or entity from requiring personal health information from any individual 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 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 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 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 A774 2022-01-14 SUPPORT Prohibits government entity or school from requiring flu vaccines for persons 18 and under 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 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 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 WATCH Establishes Children's Vaccination Bill of Rights that includes protections for children required by the state to be vaccinated Referred to the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/11/2022

Action: None at this time

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.