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Bill Text

S900 

SENATE, No. 900 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Holzapfel and Space

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits municipal ordinance to create sanctuary 
city; establishes State and local employee ethics violation upon noncompliance 
with federal immigration enforcement request.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning cooperation with federal immigration and 
customs enforcement authorities, and amending and supplementing 
P.L.1991, c.29 and P.L.1971, c.182.

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

���� 1.��� (New section)� a.� The 
governing body of a municipality or county shall not adopt any ordinance or 
resolution requiring that officials within the jurisdiction of the governing 
body refuse or fail to cooperate with requests for cooperation from federal immigration 
authorities.� Any such ordinance or resolution adopted prior to the effective 
date of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this 
bill) shall be void.� 

���� b.��� A member of a municipal 
or county governing body who, after the effective date of P.L.���� , c.��� 
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), votes to adopt a 
formal or informal policy of non-cooperation with federal immigration authorities, 
in direct contravention of subsection a. of this section, shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined not more than one thousand 
dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, and in 
addition shall forfeit his office.

���� 2.��� (New section)� a.� 
Subject to the approval of the Attorney General, the State shall defend 
employees or officers of municipalities in any civil action seeking to impose 
liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that 
occurred while cooperating with federal immigration authorities pursuant to 
P.L.���� , c.��� (C.������ ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), 
provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from 
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of such person.

���� b.��� The State of New Jersey 
shall indemnify and hold municipal employees or officers harmless in the amount 
of any settlement or judgment obtained against such persons arising out of any 
actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred while cooperating with 
federal immigration authorities pursuant to P.L.�� �, c. ���(C. �������) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill), provided that the actual or 
alleged act, error, or omission did not result from intentional or willful and 
wanton misconduct on the part of such person.

���� 3.��� Section 5 of P.L.1991, 
c.29 (C.40A:9-22.5) is amended to read as follows:

���� 5.��� Local government 
officers or employees under the jurisdiction of� the� Local� Finance Board� 
shall comply� with� the following provisions:� 

���� a.���� No local government 
officer or employee or member of his immediate family shall have an interest in 
a business organization or engage in any business, transaction, or professional 
activity, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his 
duties in the public interest;� 

���� b.��� No independent local 
authority shall, for a period of one year next subsequent to the termination of 
office of a member of that authority:� 

���� (1)�� award any contract which 
is not publicly bid to a former member of that authority;� 

���� (2)�� allow a former member of 
that authority to represent, appear for or negotiate on behalf of any other 
party before that authority; or� 

���� (3)�� employ for compensation, 
except pursuant to open competitive examination in accordance with Title 11A of 
the New Jersey Statutes and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant 
thereto, any former member of that authority.� 

���� The restrictions contained in 
this subsection shall also apply to any business organization in which the 
former authority member holds an interest. 

���� c.���� No local government 
officer or employee shall use or attempt to use his official position to secure 
unwarranted privileges or advantages for himself or others;� 

���� d.��� No local government 
officer or employee shall act in his official capacity in any matter where he, 
a member of his immediate family, or a business organization in which he has an 
interest, has a direct or indirect financial or personal involvement that might 
reasonably be expected to impair his objectivity or independence of judgment;� 

���� e.���� No local government 
officer or employee shall undertake any employment or service, whether 
compensated or not, which might reasonably be expected to prejudice his 
independence of j