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NJ S 1576

in committee

Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.

New Jersey · 222 · upper

Quick answers

Did NJ S 1576 pass?

Not yet. NJ S 1576 is in committee as of 2026-01-13 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-13): Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

What is NJ S 1576 about?

NJ S 1576 is a bill in the 222 titled “Increases personal needs allowance to $140 for low-income persons residing in certain facilities.”.

Who sponsors NJ S 1576?

Amato, Carmen F., Jr., Zwicker, Andrew are the primary sponsors of NJ S 1576, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-01-13 — Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Amato, Carmen F., Jr.primary
  • Zwicker, Andrewprimary
  • Space, Parkercosponsor
  • McKnight, Angela V.cosponsor
  • Corrado, Kristin M.cosponsor
  • Henry, Owencosponsor
  • Holzapfel, James W.cosponsor
  • Greenstein, Linda R.cosponsor
  • Diegnan, Patrick J., Jr.cosponsor
  • Tiver, Lathamcosponsor
  • Ruiz, M. Teresacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

    introduction,referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Companion bill: A 2691 (1R)not in this corpus

Official source

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1576

Attribution

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