New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4956: Electronic literary materials-concerns contracts from including cert provisions
Status: Introduced, October 15, 2026
Prohibits contracts for procurement and licensing of electronic literary materials from including certain provisions.
What the bill says
An Act concerning public library contracts for electronic literary materials and supplementing chapter 73 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, May 7, 2026:
An Act concerning public library contracts for electronic literary materials and supplementing chapter 73 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. As used in this act: Aggregator means one whose business is the licensing of access to electronic literary material collections that include electronic literary materials from multiple publishers. Borrower means a person or organization, including another library, to which a public library loans electronic library materials to. Digital audiobook means a published work that is in the form of a narrated voice recording and is released as a digital audio file. Electronic book means a published work that is in written form and is released as a digital text file. Electronic literary material means any digital audiobooks or electronic books. Governing body means a board of trustees, director or other chief administrative officer, a county library commission, or board of county commissioners of a public library; or a board of education of a school district; or the governing board of a public institution of higher education. Public library means a library that serves, free of charge, all residents of an area as established pursuant to chapter 33 or chapter 54 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, and receives financial support, in …
Sponsors
- Lisa Swain (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Wayne P. DeAngelo (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Mitchelle Drulis (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Chigozie U. Onyema (D, 28)
- Vincent M. Kearney (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : REP 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF AED
Votes
- Assembly Education Committee: Reported favorably (October 15, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION - SCHOOL BOARDS AND DISTRICTS
Common questions
- What is A4956?
- A4956 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Electronic literary materials-concerns contracts from including cert provisions.
- What does A4956 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning public library contracts for electronic literary materials and supplementing chapter 73 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of A4956?
- Introduced as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: REP 2RA (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored A4956?
- Lisa Swain (D, 38), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A4956?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4956
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