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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Bill A102 Deactivates Inactive Advisory Panels and Task Forces
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government CommitteeSponsors: Al Barlas and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey legislation deactivates advisory or temporary committees, councils, panels, and task forces that fail to meet or achieve a at least once every 365 days. The Secretary of State is required to annually review meeting records to identify inactive entities, terminate member appointments, and strip those bodies of access to government employee assistance.
Members serving on state advisory or temporary bodies face termination of their appointments if their group fails to meet or maintain a annually, and affected groups lose access to public staff support.
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.
Advisory and temporary bodies
Bodies that fail to meet or maintain a quorum annually face deactivation, termination of member appointments, and loss of staff assistance.
Secretary of State
Must conduct annual reviews of meeting records for all applicable advisory and temporary bodies to determine inactivity.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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