Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.
This New Jersey bill replaces all references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in state laws with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively. It directly affects state statutes covering inheritance, estates, and lottery prize distributions, as seen in amended sections like N.J.S.3B:5-12 and the lottery assignment rules. The key mechanism is a simple terminology update across all state laws and a prohibition on executive branch agencies using the outdated terms. The bill makes no new policy changes - it only updates language to align with current terminology. It is currently pending in the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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