New Jersey A 2195: Establishes Office of Statewide Mobility Manager to assist certain persons with disabilities and their families with transportation and mobility needs.

Bill Text

A2195 1R 

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2195 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Donlon, Assemblyman Karabinchak, 
Assemblywomen Collazos-Gill, Carter, Assemblymen Sampson, Calabrese, 
Assemblywomen McCoy and Park

SYNOPSIS

���� Directs DOH to develop guidelines for school districts 
and institutions of higher education concerning student vaping awareness 
campaigns.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As reported by the Assembly Health Committee on March 
9, 2026, with amendments.

��

An Act concerning vaping and supplementing Title 26 of the 
Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� The Department of 
Health 1[and] , in 
consultation with1 
the Department of Education 1and 
the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education,1 shall 
develop and distribute to school districts and institutions of higher education 
guidelines on how to implement anti-vaping campaigns on their campuses.� The 
purpose of the guidelines shall be to assist school districts, colleges, and 
universities in equipping adolescents and young adults with research backed 
material on the dangers of vaping, or e-cigarette use, in an effort to combat 
the increased use of e-cigarettes among adolescents and young adults.� The 
guidelines shall reflect findings and incorporate content from the �Tobacco 
Free for a Healthy NJ� program and the �Don�t Get Vaped In� training initiative 
developed by the Office of Tobacco Control and Prevention in the Department of 
Health.� The 1[Departments of 
Education and] 
Department of1 
Health 1, 
in consultation with the 
Department of Education and the Office of the Secretary 
of Higher Education1 
shall review 1[and update]1 
the guidelines annually 1and 
update the guidelines as necessary1. 
�In developing and updating the guidelines, the departments shall seek the 
input and recommendations of school district administrators, educators, health 
professionals, and other appropriate stakeholders.

���� b.��� The guidelines, 
developed pursuant to this section, at minimum, shall include recommendations 
for:

���� (1)�� implementing an 
in-school and on-campus multi-tiered anti-vaping campaign that focuses on 
theories that promote age-appropriate positive behavior change among 
adolescents and young adults;

���� (2)�� disseminating 
research-backed materials on the dangers of vaping, as it relates to:� its 
effects on the users� lungs, effects on mental health, how it compares to 
cigarette smoking, dangers to pregnant women, and its impact on people in the 
workplace and small children;

���� (3)�� using decision-making 
models and decision-making aids to help students make healthy decisions and 
overcome peer pressure that encourages vaping; and

���� (4)�� incorporating marketing 
materials, such as pamphlets, to promote on-campus age-appropriate anti-vaping 
information to middle school students, high school students, and college age 
adults.� 

���� c.���� The Departments of 
Education and Health shall post the guidelines developed pursuant to this 
section on the Internet websites of each respective department.� The 
departments shall also include links on the websites to anti-vaping resources 
related to student e-cigarette use for school administrators, educators, staff, 
students, and their families. 

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately and 1[shall first 
apply to the first full school year] 
the guidelines developed pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be released 
within one calendar year1 
following the date of enactment.