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Updated August 16, 2026

New Jersey: US state profile

A snapshot of AI governance activity in New Jersey: tracked legislation, enforcement actions, federal political money, and the labor baseline. Ask AGIS for the cross-referenced detail behind any of it.

Labor baseline

Union membership rate: 14.7% (2025). Covered by a union contract: 16.1%.

2025 annual estimates are 11-month averages excluding October; October 2025 data not collected due to the federal government shutdown. Not strictly comparable with other annual averages. Source.

Legislation

403 AI-related documents tracked.

Showing the 60 most recent of 403 tracked documents.

• Establishes five-year "New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act." proposed
  Government support: AI workforce-related
• Establishes Artificial Intelligence Apprenticeship Program and artificial intelligence apprenticeship tax credit program. proposed
  Finance
• Prohibits using facial recognition technology as sole basis for establishing probable cause for arrest warrant. proposed
• State v. Tybear Miles enacted
  AI litigationGovernment: judicial and law enforcementSecurity
• NJ Nuclear Moratorium Repeal enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilitiesLicensing, registration, and certification
• ## ARTICLE VI (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE I (pittsgrove_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 78-9. Exceptions to prohibition. (pittsgrove_township, NJ) enacted
• ## CELL ANTENNA DEFINITIONS — (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE XXI (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 73-4. Removal of debris or clearance of driveways by Township; costs. (pittsgrove_township, NJ) enacted
• ### A. Base Submission Requirements. (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 330-234.2.7. Functional Value Assessment Required. (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE I (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 357-2. Word usage; definitions. (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 329-2. Purpose. [Amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2005:31] (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 5-42. Custodian of records. [Amended 9-8-2025 by Ord. No. 25-11] (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 119-2. Definitions. (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 81-5. Authorization and services. (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 89-13. Definitions. (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• ### FEES COMPILATION (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 413-4. Rules and regulations. (vernon_township, NJ) enacted
• #### B. Physical office required. (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 420-1. Definitions. (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ###### (c) (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 430-26. Pipelines.$^{162}$ [Added 6-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2015:10; amended 3-15-2016 by Ord. No. 2016:05] (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 329-6. Discharging wastes into sewers. (parsippanytroy_hills_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 2-108.2. Purpose and Functions. [Ord. No. O.1687-2009§ 1] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 27-2.30. Defective Meters; Testing of Meters. (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE IV (cherry_hill_township, NJ) enacted
• #### § 37-3.1. Definitions. [1999 Code § 17.04.050; Ord. No. O.1485-2006§ 2; Ord. No. O.1515-2006§ 1] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 576-4. Exceptions to prohibition. (lower_township, NJ) enacted
• ## OPTION 2. (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• #### § 17-5.5. Fee Schedule. [Ord. #73-54, § 3, 1-14-74; Ord. #78-6, §§ 1—2, 2-27-78; Ord. #89-10, §§ 1—4, 3-13-89; Ord. #90-15, §§ 1—4, 3-12-90; Ord. #91-9, §§ 1—4, 3-25-91; Ord. #91-25, §§ 1—4, 5-13-91; Ord. #92-36; Ord. #92-43, § 4, 10-13-92; Ord. #2007-17, 6-25-07; Ord. #2009-16, 12-14-09; Ord. #2009-17, 12-14-09] (cherry_hill_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE XII (hamilton_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 19-5.4. Fines. [Ord. No. O.1980-2017] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE I (howell_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 188-72. Residential (R-4). (howell_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE II (howell_township, NJ) enacted
• ## Chapter 139 (evesham_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE I (hamilton_township, NJ) enacted
• ## Chapter 10 (lower_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 26-11. LOCAL OFFICE. [Ord. #2008-20, § 11, 11-24-08] (cherry_hill_township, NJ) enacted
• ## ARTICLE I (hamilton_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 203-177. Places of worship. (hamilton_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 188-93. Schools. [Amended 5-20-2014 by Ord. No. O-14-13] (howell_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 37-32.3. Prohibited Uses. [1999 Code § 17.60.030] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 37-34.6. Required Off-Street Parking and Loading. [1999 Code § 17.68.060] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ### STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ## Chapter 19 (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 37-30.7. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements. [1999 Code § 17.52.070; Ord. No. O.1941-2016] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• # ILICIT CONNECTIONS (lower_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 11-30.9. Compliance with Statute Required; Insurance Requirements-Taxicabs. [Ord. No. O.1836-2013] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 40-419. Industrial Restricted (IR). (cherry_hill_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 14-1.3. Construction Permit Required; Exceptions. [1999 Code § 15.04.030] (edison_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 20-8.1. Legislative Intent; Factual Determinations. [Added 7-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-5] (cherry_hill_township, NJ) enacted
• ### § 20-8.2. Definitions. [Added 7-26-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-5] (cherry_hill_township, NJ) enacted
• ## § 118-1. Purpose. (evesham_township, NJ) enacted
• "Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act"; establishes Statewide framework concerning siting, land use approval, energy sourcing, water use, and environmental impacts of large load data center development. proposed
  Data centersEnergy and utilitiesGovernance developmentGovernment support: For R&D
• Establishes safety requirements for artificial intelligence companion operators. proposed
  Performance requirementsSafety

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Enforcement

No enforcement actions recorded for New Jersey. When a state attorney general, a federal agency, or a court takes an action involving an AI system here, it will be listed with the respondent, outcome, and any penalty.

Money

$81,306 in tracked political contributions across 701 records.

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