A1978 • 2026

Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury to develop and implement programs to increase utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Quijano, Annette
Last action: 2026-06-08
Official status: Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury to develop and implement programs to increase utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State.

What This Bill Does

Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury to develop and implement programs to increase utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State.
Topic: Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-06-08 New Jersey Legislature
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury to develop and implement programs to increase utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State.
Topic:
Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1978 TR

ASSEMBLY, No. 1978

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblyman GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ

District 33 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson and Carter

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of
Treasury to develop and implement programs to increase utilization of
minority-owned and women-owned businesses in State.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Assembly Community Development and
Women's Affairs Committee with technical review.

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An Act

concerning minority-owned and women-owned businesses and amending P.L.2017,
c.95.

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Be It Enacted

by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.2017,
c.95 (C.52:32-18.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.��� There is established in
the Division of Purchase and Property in the State Department of the Treasury a
Chief Diversity Officer.� It shall be the duty of the Chief Diversity Officer
to
[
monitor
]
:

����
a.���� Monitor
the
State's public contracting process for the purpose of compiling information on
the awarding of contracts to minority-owned and women-owned business
enterprises, the total value of all contracts and the percentage of the value
of those contracts awarded to minority-owned and women-owned business
enterprises
; and
�

����
b.��� Develop and implement
programs and initiatives to increase the utilization of minority-owned and
women-owned business enterprises in the State
.

(cf: P.L.2017, c.95, s.1)

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