New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S1312: EMT and paramedic certification cards-MVC accept as ID verification program
Status: Passed one chamber, June 30, 2026
Requires MVC to accept emergency medical technician and paramedic certification cards as two points of documentation for purposes of MVC identification verification program.
What the bill says
An Act concerning identification verification by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning identification verification by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. For the purposes of complying with the identification verification program administered by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, commonly referred to as the Six-Point Identification Verification Program, each applicant for an examination permit, a drivers license, commercial driver license, non-driver identification card, or power vessel operators license may furnish to the commission a valid emergency medical technician or paramedic certification card issued by the Department of Health, which shall count for two points for the purposes of identification verification. b. The chief administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). 2. This act shall take effect immediately but shall remain inoperative until the first day of the fourth month following the date of enactment provided, however, that the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall take such anticipatory acts as may be necessary for the timely implementation of this act. STATEMENT This bill allows the applicant for an examination permit, a drivers license, commercial driver license, non-driver identification card, or power vessel operators license to …
Sponsors
- Joseph Pennacchio (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Latham Tiver (R, 8)
- Carmen F. Amato, Jr. (R, 9)
Latest actions
- : R/A REF ATR
- : PS (40-0)
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF STR
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - EMT and paramedic certification cards-MVC accept as ID verification program (June 30, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Transportation Committee: Reported favorably (March 2, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MOTOR VEHICLES - REGULATION, HEALTH - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Common questions
- What is S1312?
- S1312 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): EMT and paramedic certification cards-MVC accept as ID verification program.
- What does S1312 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning identification verification by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of S1312?
- Passed one chamber as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: R/A REF ATR (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1312?
- Joseph Pennacchio (R, 26), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1312?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1312
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