New Jersey S 3180: Preserves requirement that health insurance plans cover essential health benefits.

Bill Text

S3180 

SENATE, No. 3180 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator NICHOLAS P. SCUTARI

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE

District 19 (Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Imposes tax on collection of consumer data in certain 
instances; dedicates portion of annual revenues to support 9-8-8 suicide 
prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act imposing a tax on the collection of certain consumer 
data and supplementing Title 54 of the Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� As used in P.L.��� , 
c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill):

���� �Collect� means the act of 
obtaining or acquiring the consumer data of a consumer, not including the 
retention, maintenance, use, processing, sale, or other disclosure of such 
consumer data following the date of initial acquisition by the commercial data 
collector.

���� �Commercial data collector� 
means any individual or business entity that collects, maintains, uses, 
processes, sells, or shares consumer data, other than consumer contact 
information, in support of its business activities.

���� �Consumer� means a person who 
purchases goods or services from a commercial data collector or who uses the 
services of a commercial data collector.� A consumer shall be deemed to use the 
services of a commercial data collector regardless of whether the consumer is 
charged for the use of such services.

���� �Consumer contact information� 
means the email address, telephone number, telefax number, home address, 
mailing address, or credit card information of a consumer that is used to 
engage in a sales transaction.

���� �Consumer data� means any 
information that identifies, describes, relates to, is associated with, or 
could reasonably be linked to, a consumer, regardless of whether such data is 
directly submitted to a commercial data collector by the consumer or derived 
from any other source through electronic or non-electronic means.

���� �Director� means the Director 
of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.

���� �New Jersey consumer� means a 
consumer whose primary residence is located in the State of New Jersey.

���� 2.��� a.� A taxpayer that is a 
commercial data collector shall be subject to a tax based on the number of New 
Jersey consumers whose consumer data is collected by the taxpayer during each 
month.� The amount of tax imposed shall be determined in accordance with the 
following schedule:

���� (1)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 1 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
2 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the rate of tax shall be 
$0.05 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the taxpayer;

���� (2)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 2 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
3 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the tax shall be $50,000, 
plus $0.10 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the 
taxpayer;

���� (3)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 3 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
4 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the tax shall be $150,000, 
plus $0.15 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the 
taxpayer;

���� (4)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 4 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
5 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the tax shall be $300,000, 
plus $0.20 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the 
taxpayer;

���� (5)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 5 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
6 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the tax shall be $500,000, 
plus $0.25 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the 
taxpayer;

���� (6)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 6 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
7 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the tax shall be $750,000, 
plus $0.30 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the 
taxpayer;

���� (7)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 7 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
8 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the tax shall be $1,050,000, 
plus $0.35 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the 
taxpayer;

���� (8)�� for a taxpayer that 
collects consumer data on 8 million or more New Jersey consumers, but less than 
9 million New Jersey consumers, during the month, the tax shall be $1,400,000, 
plus $0.40 for each New Jersey consumer whose consumer data is collected by the 
taxpayer;

���� (9)�� for a taxpa