Herbert Conaway Jr.

Representative · U.S. Congress

Party

Democratic

State

U.S. Congress

Served in

• U.S. Congress (2025)
• New Jersey Legislature (2011–2024)

Years active

2011–2025

Bills sponsored

22 bills

Bills sponsored

• US-HB15-2025 pending · co-sponsor
  Equality Act
• US-HB1810-2025 pending · co-sponsor
  Safe Schools Improvement Act
• US-HB5434-2025 pending · co-sponsor
  988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
• NJ-A3446-2024 enacted · primary sponsor
  "Freedom to Read Act"; establishes requirements for library material in public school libraries and public libraries; protects school library staff members and librarians.
• NJ-A921-2024 enacted · primary sponsor
  Requires certain health care professionals to undergo bias training.
• NJ-AR138-2024 enacted · co-sponsor
  Designates June 2024 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in New Jersey.
• NJ-A5516-2023 failed · primary sponsor
  Requires certain health care professionals to undergo bias training.
• NJ-S1033-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Advisory Commission" in DHS.
• NJ-A1084-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.
• NJ-A1519-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Concerns discriminatory appraisals of residential property on basis of race or national origin.
• NJ-A3253-2022 failed · primary sponsor
  Requires collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys by State agencies.
• NJ-A4515-2022 failed · primary sponsor
  Requires State blanks, forms, documents, and applications to incorporate new standards for collection of information about sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
• NJ-A4833-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Expands crime of bias intimidation; establishes additional penalties for crimes of bias intimidation and harassment; establishes bias intimidation motivation damages.
• NJ-A1906-2020 enacted · co-sponsor
  Includes false incrimination and filing false police report as form of bias intimidation; establishes crime of false 9-1-1 call with purpose to intimidate or harass based on race or other protected class.
• NJ-A1982-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
• NJ-A2197-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.
• NJ-A2216-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
• NJ-A1796-2019 enacted · co-sponsor
  Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.*
• NJ-A5510-2019 failed · co-sponsor
  Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
• NJ-A4726-2018 failed · co-sponsor
  Requires certain corporations to appoint women to board of directors.
• NJ-A3371-2013 enacted · primary sponsor
  Protects minors by prohibiting attempts to change sexual orientation.
• NJ-A3466-2011 enacted · co-sponsor
  The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."