l9n/ New Jersey

2026–2027 Session

Assembly Bill 1354

Replaces references to "alien" and "illegal alien" in statutes with "foreign national" and "undocumented foreign national," respectively; prohibits use of those terms by executive branch agencies.

In the General Assembly's State and Local Government Committee since January 13, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the General Assembly

3 co-sponsors

Shama A. Haider, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Carmen Theresa Morales, Annette Quijano (withdrew May 4)

Its course

January 13 to January 13, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action1 action on 1 day

In the General AssemblyFrom Jan 13

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the General Assembly Jan 13

  1. Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to State and Local Government
All 1 actions, as published