S 4254 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Eliminates five-year residency requirement for employees of NJ Racing Commission.

This bill eliminates a requirement that employees of the New Jersey Racing Commission must have lived in New Jersey for at least five years prior to employment. It directly affects all current and future non-commissioner staff hired by the commission, including roles like executive director, chief inspector, and other necessary positions. The change modifies Section 4 of P.L.1940, c.17 by removing the five-year residency clause from the employment qualifications, while maintaining other existing rules about conflicts of interest. The amendment takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Dec 18, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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