A 3874 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Permits State employees not covered by collective negotiations agreements to enroll in certain negotiated health care plans.

This bill allows New Jersey state employees without a union representative (due to lack of majority representation) to enroll in specific health care plans under the State Health Benefits Program. Starting January 1, 2025, these employees must choose between the CWA Unity DIRECT or CWA Unity DIRECT2019 plans (or their successors), based on their hire date, for their health coverage. The bill sets the state's and employee's payment obligations for these plans to match the terms of existing collective bargaining agreements that would apply if the employee had union representation. It directly affects state employees without a majority union representative, ensuring they access standardized health plan options.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Craig Coughlin
Craig Coughlin
DDemocratic
NJ
19