Establishes Office of New Americans in Department of Human Services.
This bill establishes the Office of New Americans within New Jersey's Department of Human Services to support immigrants, refugees, and their families (referred to as "New Americans"). It formalizes an existing office created in 2019, directing it to administer refugee resettlement services, health screenings, legal aid for low-income New Americans, and workforce development programs. The office will serve as a central hub for data and expertise, providing training to other state agencies on equitable engagement with immigrant communities and ensuring language access services. Crucially, the bill prohibits using collected data for immigration enforcement purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action Dec 18, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025
How they voted
24–14
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 18, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-14)
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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