A4256 • 2026

Provides any party in case who is limited English proficient and utilizes court translating services option to have social worker translator to help party navigate court system.

Labor

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Speight, Shanique
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Provides any party in case who is limited English proficient and utilizes court translating services option to have social worker translator to help party navigate court system.

What This Bill Does

Provides any party in case who is limited English proficient and utilizes court translating services option to have social worker translator to help party navigate court system.
Topic: Judiciary Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-02-19 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Official Summary Text

Provides any party in case who is limited English proficient and utilizes court translating services option to have social worker translator to help party navigate court system.
Topic:
Judiciary
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A4256

ASSEMBLY, No. 4256

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Provides any party in case who is limited English
proficient and utilizes court translating services option to have social worker
translator to help party navigate court system.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning certain social workers and supplementing
Title 2B of the New Jersey Statutes.�

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

���� 1.� Any party in a case who is
limited English proficient and utilizes translating services in court
proceedings shall be entitled to the assistance of a licensed social worker who
speaks the party�s language to provide or translate any information needed by
the party to navigate the court system.

���� 2.� The Commissioner of Human
Services shall prepare and provide to the Administrative Director of the Courts
a list of licensed social workers who are available to serve as translators.� The
director shall develop a registry of approved licensed social workers for the
use of the courts.
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���� 3.��� The director shall
establish directives, guidelines, or standards to implement the purposes of
this act.�

���� 4.� This act shall take effect
on the first day of the seventh month next following the date of enactment.�

STATEMENT

���� This bill entitles any party
who is limited English proficient and utilizes translating services in court
proceedings to be provided assistance by a licensed social worker who speaks
the party�s language to provide or translate any information needed to help the
party navigate the court system.�

���� The bill requires the
Commissioner of Human Services to prepare and provide to the Administrative
Director of the Courts a list of licensed social workers who are available to
serve as translators.� The director would develop a registry of approved
licensed social workers for the courts� use.
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In addition, the director
also is to establish directives, guidelines, or standards to implement the
provisions of this bill.