New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A1723: Subcontractor-req cert notification listed for St contract by prime contractor
Status: Introduced, October 5, 2026
Requires certain notifications to subcontractors listed on bid for State contract by prime contractor.
What the bill says
An Act requiring certain notifications to subcontractors who are listed on the bid for a State contract by a prime contractor and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act requiring certain notifications to subcontractors who are listed on the bid for a State contract by a prime contractor and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. As used in this section: Prime contractor means any person who has a construction, goods and services, or professional services contract with a State agency and who subcontracts all or a part of that contract. State agency means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department, the Legislature of the State and any office, board, bureau or commission within or created by the Legislative Branch, and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency which is authorized by law to award construction contracts. A county or municipality shall not be deemed an agency or instrumentality of the State. Subcontractor means any person who enters into a contract with a prime contractor to perform a specific part of the work for which the prime contractor is responsible under a construction, goods and services, or professional services contract with a State agency. b. If a prime contractor has listed a subcontractor on the bid for …
Sponsors
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Cleopatra G. Tucker (D, 28)
- Linda S. Carter (D, 22)
Latest actions
- : REP 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF ACW
Votes
- Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee: Reported favorably (October 5, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC CONTRACTS - STATE
Common questions
- What is A1723?
- A1723 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Subcontractor-req cert notification listed for St contract by prime contractor.
- What does A1723 do?
- In its own words: An Act requiring certain notifications to subcontractors who are listed on the bid for a State contract by a prime contractor and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A1723?
- Introduced as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: REP 2RA (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1723?
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1723?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A1723
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