New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A1408: Public awareness signage-broaden to include notices in Chinese & Korean
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Broadens public awareness signage to include notices in Chinese and Korean.
What the bill says
An Act concerning human trafficking signage and amending P.L.2021, c.3.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning human trafficking signage and amending P.L.2021, c.3. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 2 of P.L. 2021, c.3 (C.52:17B-237.1) is amended to read as follows: 2. Display of Human Trafficking Public-Awareness Sign; Penalty for Failure to Display. a. Pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), the Commission on Human Trafficking shall develop and determine the language for a public awareness sign that contains the national, 24-hour toll-free hotline telephone service on human trafficking described under section 18 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.2C:13-11) and otherwise meets the requirements contained in subsection d. of this section. The public awareness sign shall be revised and modified by the Commission from time to time as need may require. b. The following establishments to the extent practicable shall display the public awareness sign described in subsection a. in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public: (1) Strip clubs or sexually oriented businesses as defined in subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.167 (C.2C:33-12.2), including, but not limited to, within every dressing room and within every restroom and restroom stall; (2) Places of business of employers of massage or bodywork therapists, which employers are subject to registration, and which therapists are subject to licensure, …
Sponsors
- Ellen J. Park (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Clinton Calabrese (D, 36) · primary sponsor
- Maureen Rowan (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Dawn Fantasia (R, 24)
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, 18)
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
- Carol A. Murphy (D, 7)
- Paul Kanitra (R, 10)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15)
- Gabriel Rodriguez (D, 33)
- Robert Auth (R, 39)
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : PA (78-0-0)
- : REP 2RA
- : REP REF AAP
- : INT 1RA REF AJU
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Public awareness signage-broaden to include notices in Chinese & Korean (October 29, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (October 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Judiciary Committee: Reported favorably (October 15, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HUMAN SERVICES, PUBLIC SAFETY
Common questions
- What is A1408?
- A1408 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Public awareness signage-broaden to include notices in Chinese & Korean.
- What does A1408 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning human trafficking signage and amending P.L.2021, c.3.
- What is the status of A1408?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: PA (78-0-0) (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1408?
- Ellen J. Park (D, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1408?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A1408
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