A5016: Establishes program in EDA to encourage employee ownership awareness and provide funding and advisory support.
New Jersey General Assembly, June 11, 2026. 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE, roll call 127: 64 yes, 14 no, 1 abstained, 1 not voting.
Signed into law: P.L.2026, c.83 (September 4, 2026).
Prime sponsors: Lisa Swain, Roy Freiman, Al Barlas, Andrew Zwicker, Shirley K. Turner.
Bill documents
- Amended bill text (reprint 1) (Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Jun 24, 2026)
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee statement (Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Jun 24, 2026)
- Committee statement (Assembly Appropriations Committee, Jun 8, 2026)
- Committee statement (Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Jun 4, 2026)
- Fiscal estimate (6/12/26; as introduced)
- Fiscal estimate (7/2/26; 1R)
How they voted
Yes (64)
- Abdelaziz, Al
- Angelozzi, Anthony
- Bagolie, Rosaura
- Bailey, David
- Barlas, Al
- Bergen, Brian
- Bhalla, Ravi S.
- Brennan, Katie
- Calabrese, Clinton
- Carter, Linda S.
- Clifton, Robert D.
- Collazos-Gill, Alixon
- Coughlin, Craig J.
- Danielsen, Joe
- DeAngelo, Wayne P.
- DePhillips, Christopher P.
- Donlon, Margie
- Drulis, Mitchelle
- Egan, Kevin P.
- Flynn, Victoria A.
- Freiman, Roy
- Greenwald, Louis D.
- Haider, Shama A.
- Hutchison, Dan
- Kane, Melinda
- Karabinchak, Robert J.
- Katz, Andrea
- Kearney, Vincent M.
- Kennedy, James J.
- Lopez, Yvonne
- Macurdy, Andrew
- McCoy, Tennille R.
- McGuckin, Gregory P.
- Miller, Cody D.
- Moen, William F.
- Morales, Carmen Theresa
- Murphy, Carol A.
- Onyema, Chigozie U.
- Park, Ellen J.
- Peterpaul, Luanne M.
- Pintor Marin, Eliana
- Quijano, Annette
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina
- Rodriguez, Ed
- Rodriguez, Gabriel
- Rowan, Maureen
- Sampson, William B.
- Schaer, Gary S.
- Scharfenberger, Gerry
- Schnall, Alexander
- Simmons, Heather
- Singh, Balvir
- Spearman, William W.
- Speight, Shanique
- Stanley, Sterley S.
- Stewart, Kenyatta
- Swain, Lisa
- Sweeney, Marisa
- Tucker, Cleopatra G.
- Tully, Chris
- Venezia, Michael
- Verrelli, Anthony S.
- Wainstein, Larry
- Walker, Jerry
No (14)
- Auth, Robert
- Azzariti Jr., John V.
- DiMaio, John
- Dunn, Aura K.
- Fantasia, Dawn
- Inganamort, Michael
- Kean, Sean T.
- McClellan, Antwan L.
- Myhre, Gregory E.
- Peterson, Erik
- Rumpf, Brian E.
- Sauickie, Alex
- Simonsen, Erik K.
- Webber, Jay
Abstained (1)
- Kanitra, Paul
Not voting (1)
- Guardian, Donald A.
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