New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4070: Privacy Protection Act-concerns collection & sharing of certain personal info
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
Establishes "Privacy Protection Act"; concerns collection and sharing of certain personal information.
What the bill says
An Act prohibiting the collection or sharing of certain personal information by government entities and health care facilities, amending P.L.1997, c.188, and supplementing Title 26 and Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. (New section) This act shall be known and may be cited as the Privacy Protection Act. 2. (New section) The Legislature finds and declares that: a. This State is committed to protecting the safety and constitutional rights of all persons and to conserving the States limited resources. b. Individuals have a privacy interest in how their data is shared and used. Unres.
From the chaptered text, March 25, 2026:
An Act prohibiting the collection or sharing of certain personal information by government entities and health care facilities, amending P.L.1997, c.188, and supplementing Title 26 and Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. Jersey: 1. (New section) This act shall be known and may be cited as the Privacy Protection Act. 2. (New section) The Legislature finds and declares that: a. This State is committed to protecting the safety and constitutional rights of all persons and to conserving the States limited resources. b. Individuals have a privacy interest in how their data is shared and used. Unrestricted, unauthorized, or undisclosed sharing may deter persons from accessing the care or services they need. c. Therefore, it is fitting and proper to protect the rights of individuals to have access to and be provided with essential 1[legal]1 services in New Jersey to safeguard the privacy of persons seeking those services. 3. (New section) As used in this act: Automated license plate recognition information means information or data collected through the use of an automated license plate recognition system. Automated license plate recognition system means a searchable database resulting from the operation of one or more mobile or fixed cameras combined with computer algorithms to read and convert images of license plates and the characters they contain into computer-readable data. Election agency means the …