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A1627 • 2026

Requires institution of higher education to adopt policy on use of campus facilities and grounds for camping.

Requires institution of higher education to adopt policy on use of campus facilities and grounds for camping.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Kean, Sean T.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires institution of higher education to adopt policy on use of campus facilities and grounds for camping.

Requires institution of higher education to adopt policy on use of campus facilities and grounds for camping.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires institution of higher education to adopt policy on use of campus facilities and grounds for camping.
  • Topic: Higher Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires institution of higher education to adopt policy on use of campus facilities and grounds for camping.
Topic:
Higher Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1627

ASSEMBLY, No. 1627

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Assemblywoman ROSAURA "ROSY" BAGOLIE

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires institution of higher education to adopt
policy on use of campus facilities and grounds for camping.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

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An Act
concerning the use of institution of higher education�
grounds and facilities for camping and supplementing Title 18A of the New
Jersey Statutes.�

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

���� 1.��� The governing board of each institution of higher
education shall develop and adopt a policy on the use of campus facilities and
grounds for camping.� The policy shall require any person or group seeking to
camp at the institution to obtain prior approval from the institution.�

���� As used in this section, �camping� means the pitching of
tents or the overnight use of sleeping bags, blankets, makeshift shelters,
motor homes, campers, or camp trailers for any purpose.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.�

STATEMENT

���� This bill directs the governing board of each
institution of higher education to develop and adopt a policy on the use of
campus facilities and grounds for camping.� Under the bill, the policy is to
require any person or group seeking to camp at the institution to obtain prior
approval from the institution.�

���� The bill defines �camping� to mean the pitching of tents
or the overnight use of sleeping bags, blankets, makeshift shelters, motor
homes, campers, or camp trailers for any purpose.