A 672 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Authorizes payment of just compensation to businesses for losses due to public health emergency closures.

This bill requires New Jersey to pay just compensation to business owners who were forced to partially or fully close due to a public health emergency order (like during the pandemic). It applies to businesses that prove their income loss or permanent closure was directly caused by the emergency order, not by other factors. Business owners must file a claim within one year of the emergency order ending and prove both the cause of the loss and the compensation amount. The law covers emergencies starting January 1, 2020, and applies to closures ordered under the state's Emergency Health Powers Act.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
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