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Bills affecting Caregiver (family or unpaid) in New Jersey (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 50 active New Jersey bills this session that affect caregiver (family or unpaid) constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 20 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the caregiver (family or unpaid) community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01NJ · A577In committee
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
- 02NJ · A2054In committee
Requires Division of Children's System of Care to make changes to certain polices regarding the provision of family support and respite care services for certain eligible individuals.
- 03NJ · A3311In committee
Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000.
- 04NJ · A3235In committee
Increases maximum age for pediatric long-term care facility residents to 26.
- 05NJ · A5214In committee
Requires long-term care facilities to provide its employees with necessary supplies and equipment at no cost.
- 06NJ · A310In committee
"Ruth Gilbert Alzheimer's Accessibility Act"; allows certain individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia to receive, and caregivers transporting those individuals to utilize, parking privileges reserved for persons with disability.
- 07NJ · A731In committee
Provides gross income tax deduction for senior citizens for certain medical expenses for in-home care or care in assisted living and long-term care facilities and funeral expenses.
- 08NJ · S4461In committee
Authorizes parking privileges for certain immediate family members of persons with dementia.
- 09NJ · A5343In committee
Creates long-term care workforce development program and advisory council.
- 10NJ · S3010In committee
Limits estate recovery under Medicaid to federal mandated recovery for nursing home care and other long-term care costs.
- 11NJ · S4500In committee
Establishes uniform training requirements for health care staff concerning persons with dementia.
- 12NJ · A3590In committee
Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.
- 13NJ · A1752In committee
Provides certain protections to residents of long-term care facilities.
- 14NJ · A1352In committee
"Dementia Dignity and Advance Care Planning Act."
- 15NJ · A1899In committee
Requires Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman submit annual report to veterans' facility oversight boards.
- 16NJ · S3691In committee
Authorizes hospital patient with developmental disabilities to have designated family member, guardian, direct support professional, or other caregiver accompany patient throughout hospital stay.
- 17NJ · A3035In committee
Requires long-term care facilities to meet with residents and residents' families to review emergency contact information and to offer residents opportunity to update information.
- 18NJ · A3779In committee
Establishes testing and visitation requirements and employment restrictions for long-term care facilities in response to outbreaks of infectious disease.
- 19NJ · A545In committee
Requires long-term care facilities to stock and provide COVID-19 antiviral treatments to residents.
- 20NJ · A1017In committee
Expands scope of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; appropriates $1 million.
- What caregiver (family or unpaid) bills are moving in New Jersey in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 50 New Jersey bills this session that affect caregiver (family or unpaid) constituents including Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.; Requires Division of Children's System of Care to make changes to certain polices regarding the provision of family support and respite care services for certain eligible individuals.; Requires appointment of State Dementia Services Coordinator; appropriates $150,000..
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- Enter your ZIP code on the CivicRadar home page. CivicRadar looks up your state and federal representatives automatically, and every bill page includes a tool to email or call them directly.
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect caregiver (family or unpaid) people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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