Requires consumer reporting agencies to provide a consumer with a free credit report three times during any 12-month period upon request.
This New Jersey bill would require consumer reporting agencies to provide consumers with three free credit reports annually upon request, replacing the current one free report per year. It directly affects New Jersey residents who regularly check their credit history, allowing them to monitor their financial information more frequently without cost. The key provision amends state law to increase the annual free report limit from one to three, with no charge for each request within a 12-month period. This change would give consumers greater access to their credit data for financial planning and error detection.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jun 30, 2026
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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill
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Introduced
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3 edits
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Jan 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill increases the number of free credit reports a consumer can obtain from a consumer reporting agency from once to three times during any 12-month period. The threshold for when a fee may be charged shifts accordingly from the second request to the fourth request. A new statement section was added at the end explaining this change.
Scope change
The scope of consumer rights under the bill expands: consumers gain two additional free credit report disclosures per year, and agencies may not charge until the fourth request in a 12-month period rather than the second.
ELIGIBILITY
Consumers are now entitled to three free credit reports per 12-month period instead of one, as stated in subsection c.
REQUIREMENT
The paid disclosure threshold in subsection a(1) shifts from the second request to the fourth request in a 12-month period, consistent with the increase in free reports.
TECHNICAL
A new STATEMENT section was added at the end of the bill summarizing that it requires three free credit reports per 12-month period versus the current law's one.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jun 30, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
lower
Jun 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by the Senate (40-0)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Pennacchio
RRepublican
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
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