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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Bill A828 Authorizes Remote Meeting Participation for Active Duty Military Officials
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs CommitteeSponsor: Gerry Scharfenberger
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey bill A828 allows municipal governing body members, county commissioners, school board members, and state-level board or commission members serving on in the U.S. Armed Forces to participate remotely in official meetings and count toward meeting s.
Ensures elected and appointed officials called to military service can maintain their voting rights and governance duties without forfeiting their official positions.
- The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. 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.
Active-duty military officials serving on local or state boards
Active-duty members are permitted to participate remotely in official meetings and count toward meeting quorums.
Municipal, county, and school board bodies
Governing bodies are granted the option to pass resolutions allowing active-duty members to participate remotely.
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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 Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Standardization of Remote Military Participation
The bill creates a uniform mechanism across municipal, county, school board, and state executive entities to accommodate active-duty military officials.
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