A1856 • 2026

Requires door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT trains.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Kennedy, James J.
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT trains.

What This Bill Does

Requires door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT trains.
Topic: Transportation and Independent Authorities Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT trains.
Topic:
Transportation and Independent Authorities
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1856

ASSEMBLY, No. 1856

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JAMES J. KENNEDY

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Assemblywoman SHAMA A. HAIDER

District 37 (Bergen)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires door to operator's cabin be locked on NJT
trains.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

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An Act

concerning safety and security on trains owned
and operated by the New Jersey Transit Corporation and supplementing Title 27
of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� The New Jersey Transit
Corporation shall require, for all rail passenger vehicles that are owned or
operated by the corporation, that any interior door that provides access to the
operator�s cabin of the rail passenger vehicle, or to any compartment wherein
controls to the rail passenger vehicle are located, be locked and secured at
all times, except in cases of emergency or where the interests of health,
safety, or security require otherwise.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the New
Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) to ensure that any interior door
that provides access to the operator�s cabin of an NJ Transit train or to
any compartment wherein controls to the train are located be locked and secured
at all times.� The requirement does not apply in cases of emergency or where
the interests of health, safety, or security require the door to be unlocked.