A 938 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides for representation of Burlington County on SJTA.

This bill creates the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) to coordinate transportation planning and infrastructure across southern New Jersey counties, including Burlington County. The SJTA replaces the New Jersey Expressway Authority and Atlantic County Transportation Authority, managing highway systems, aviation facilities, and related economic development projects in the region. It explicitly encompasses Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties as part of its jurisdiction. The authority does not replace the Transportation Trust Fund or New Jersey Transit Corporation's public transit services.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

General Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Jun 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill adds a new statement section clarifying that Burlington County is being included as a member county of the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) and that the Board of Commissioners composition is being changed by adding new members. Sponsorship was also revised, removing two state senators and one assemblywoman co-sponsor. The remaining changes are formatting and typographical corrections with no substantive policy impact.

SCOPE

A new STATEMENT section was added explaining that Burlington County is included as a member county of the SJTA and that the Board of Commissioners is being reconstituted with new members. The statement notes the SJTA currently covers Atlantic, Cape May, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties.

TECHNICAL

Sponsorship changed: Senator Troy Singleton (District 7, Burlington) and Senator Latham Tiver (District 8, Atlantic and Burlington) were removed as sponsors, and Assemblywoman Carter was removed as a co-sponsor, leaving only Assemblyman Angelozzi.

Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

Multiple formatting and typographical corrections throughout, including spacing around punctuation, semicolon placement, and line-break adjustments. No substantive policy language was altered.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0)

upper

May 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (68-9-0)

lower

May 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

lower

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors