S1574 • 2026

Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.*

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Amato, Carmen F., Jr.
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.*

Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.* Topic: 2nd Reading in the Senate Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

What This Bill Does

Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.* Topic: 2nd Reading in the Senate Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 New Jersey Legislature
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Official Summary Text

Allows each county to create central registry and provide emergency supply kits to distribute to senior residents during emergencies; appropriates funds.*
Topic:
2nd Reading in the Senate
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S1574 SLP Statement 3/19/26

SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
1574

with
committee amendments

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�MARCH
19, 2026

����� The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports
favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 1574.

����� As amended and reported by the committee, this bill
allows each county in the State to establish a central registry that allows
senior residents, 65 years of age or older, to voluntarily register to receive
additional assistance during an emergency.� A county that creates a central
registry is to conduct a public awareness campaign, utilizing the Internet and
any other available resources, to inform the general public of the importance
of registration by senior residents so that appropriate preparations may be
made to ensure that these individuals receive necessary assistance.

����� Each county in the State may prepare and provide
emergency supply kits for senior residents.� The items within these emergency
supply kits would be determined by each county office of emergency management.

����� Finally, the bill appropriates from the General Fund
to the State Office of Emergency Management sums as may be necessary for the
operating expenses of the counties for preparing emergency supply kits for
senior residents who have registered to receive additional assistance during an
emergency to be distributed to counties that prepare and provide emergency
supply kits pursuant to the bill�s provisions.

����� This bill was prefiled for introduction in the
2026-2027 session pending technical review.� As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
:

����� The committee amended the bill to make clarifying and
technical changes.