New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4261: Professional licensing entities-establish quorum standards, cert circumstances
Status: Introduced, October 5, 2026
Establishes quorum standards for professional licensing entities under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
An Act concerning the membership of certain State entities and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, May 14, 2026:
An Act concerning the membership of certain State entities and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the majority of the members present at a meeting of a professional board, committee or other entity designated in section 1 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.1), including at a meeting with two members in attendance if one of the members in attendance is the chair of the entity, shall constitute a quorum for the sole purpose of processing applications for licensure that do not require legal review due to adverse information in any statutorily-required criminal history record background check if, after a 90-day period, the entity is unable to achieve a quorum in accordance with the statutory requirements governing that entity. 2. If, upon expiration of this act, a board, committee, or entity does not have the requisite number of members required to sustain a quorum pursuant to the individual statute governing the board, committee, or entity, the board, committee, or entity shall submit a written report to the Legislature with a recommendation for another board, committee, or entity with which it should be merged. The report shall be submitted within 30 days of the expiration of section …
Sponsors
- Joseph A. Lagana (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas P. Scutari (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Robert W. Singer (R, 30)
Latest actions
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SCM
Votes
- Senate Commerce Committee: Reported favorably (October 5, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: REGULATED PROFESSIONS
Common questions
- What is S4261?
- S4261 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Professional licensing entities-establish quorum standards, cert circumstances.
- What does S4261 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning the membership of certain State entities and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of S4261?
- Introduced as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: REP 2RS (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4261?
- Joseph A. Lagana (D, 38), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S4261?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4261
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