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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill requires nursing homes to allow resident electronic monitoring devices
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure CommitteeSponsors: Gerry Scharfenberger and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey nursing homes must permit residents or their s to install electronic monitoring devices in their rooms upon written request. Facilities are prohibited from denying admission or evicting residents over monitoring requests, and tampering with approved devices becomes a third-degree crime.
Residents gain the legal right to record and monitor their living spaces at their own expense, while facilities face criminal penalties if staff interfere with the equipment without consent.
- Assemblywoman Dunn is a co-sponsor of this legislation in the New Jersey General Assembly. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
nursing home residents
Residents gain the right to install electronic monitoring devices in their rooms at their own expense and receive notice of this right.
nursing home facilities
Facilities must permit devices, provide physical mounting and power access, post door notices upon request, and refrain from denying admission or evicting residents over monitoring.
roommates of residents
Roommates or their legal representatives must provide written consent before electronic monitoring can be used in a shared room.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays for the electronic monitoring equipment?
Can a nursing home evict a resident for requesting a camera?
What happens if a resident shares a room with someone else?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
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