New Jersey

New Jersey: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

320 bills: 59 Anti-LGBTQ+, 261 Pro-LGBTQ+. 21 are enacted (0 Anti-LGBTQ+, 21 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed24144197
Pending561541
Enacted21021
Vetoed202

Most recent bills

All 320 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of New Jersey: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in New Jersey, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02040602010: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 11 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 11 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 9 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 23 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 27 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 14 Anti-LGBTQ+, 36 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 18 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 10 Anti-LGBTQ+, 45 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 12 Anti-LGBTQ+, 37 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in New Jersey, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0204060201120142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in New Jersey by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0123452011: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in New Jersey by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.012345201120142017202020232026
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  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026491237101
20251138101
2024551045505
202318018202
2022501436000
20211037101
202031427101
201923023404
20181019101
201711011303
2016927000
2015312000
2014817000
2013606101
2012835000
2011202101
201016511000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents15114
Bathrooms & facilities413
Sports participation880
Youth gender-affirming care20317
Adult gender-affirming care909
Insurance coverage11011
Prisons, jails & detention817
Schools & curriculum372215
DEI & bias training23518
Book bans & censorship202
Pronouns, names & outing404
Marriage, family & custody29623
Nondiscrimination protections941183
Hate crimes18018
Religious exemptions10100
Military service707
Conversion therapy202
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law440
Symbolic resolutions & recognition30426
Government process, funding & data36036

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies31031
Broad Nondiscrimination29029
Marriage Equality20020
Implicit Bias Training18018
Holiday/Recognition17017
Hate Crime Classification11011
Healthcare Nondiscrimination11011
Insurance Nondiscrimination11011
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education11110
Supportive Resolution11011
Birth Certificate Or Identification10010
Housing Nondiscrimination10010
Show the other 56 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Safe State Bill909
Supporting LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses909
Gender Affirming Care808
LGBTQ+ Elder Rights808
Prisoner Nondiscrimination817
Sports Ban: Colleges880
Sports Ban: K12880
Diaper Changing Station Bill707
HIV and STI Care707
Military Nondiscrimination707
Sports Ban: SWSA770
Don't Say Gay: K12660
Don't Say Trans: K12660
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum606
Religious Exemptions: Solemnization660
Anti-Bullying505
Don't Say Gay: Elementary550
Don't Say Trans: Elementary550
End Trans Panic Defense505
Privacy: Data Protection505
DEI Ban: Elementary440
Easy Name And Gender Changes404
Education Nondiscrimination404
Employment Nondiscrimination404
Forced Outing: Schools440
Inclusive Language404
Opt-In LGBTQ Education440
Religious Exemptions: Marriage440
Repeal Pro-LGBTQ Laws440
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment440
Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination440
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Healthcare330
Discrimination in Education330
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination303
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Elementary330
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors330
Inclusive Bathrooms303
Anti-Censorship: Library Protection202
Conversion Therapy Ban202
Discrimination in Healthcare220
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Under 21220
Hate Crimes Classification202
Jury Nondiscrimination202
LGBTQ+ Education202
Religious Exemptions: Academic220
Broad Discrimination110
Consumer Nondiscrimination101
Don't Say Gay110
End Legal Recognition110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA110
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination101
Religious Exemptions: RFRA110
Same-Sex Marriage Ban110
Supportive Resolution: Marriage Equality101
Trans Bathroom Ban110

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Valerie HuttleDRepresentativeHD-03757
Teresa RuizDSenatorSD-02953
Mila JaseyDRepresentativeHD-02741
Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDRepresentativeHD-01540
Annette QuijanoDRepresentativeHD-02038
John McKeonDRepresentativeSD-02733
Pamela LampittDRepresentativeHD-00628
Shanique SpeightDRepresentativeHD-02927
Reed GuscioraDRepresentativeHD-01526
Vin GopalDSenatorSD-01126

All 230 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case 3:26-cv-04682D.N.J.District2026
Case 2:26-cv-10863D.N.J.District2026
Case 2:25-cv-18011D.N.J.District2025
Case c68514996D.N.J.District2024

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.