A 1196 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Changes MVC voter registration procedures.

This bill (A1196) clarifies that New Jersey residents can register to vote when applying for a driver's license or license renewal at a Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) office. It amends voter registration law to explicitly include MVC transactions as a valid registration method (under subsection b of R.S.19:31-6), directly affecting anyone visiting an MVC office for driver's license services. The bill also updates procedures for processing registration forms and notifications, ensuring consistency with existing electronic systems. Note: This bill was withdrawn on January 13, 2026, as its provisions were approved through P.L.2025, c.204.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025

How they voted

This bill was withdrawn because S 1636 was enacted as P.L.2025, c.204. Votes shown below are from that bill.
2514
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
14 Nay 1
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (47-25-6)
general assembly
Jun 30, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-14-1)
senate
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Avi Schnall
Avi Schnall
DDemocratic
NJ
30