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S2786 • 2026

Prohibits State agency from entering into certain State contracts that limit ability of State agency to install or run certain software.

Prohibits State agency from entering into certain State contracts that limit ability of State agency to install or run certain software.

Technology
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Johnson, Gordon M.
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits State agency from entering into certain State contracts that limit ability of State agency to install or run certain software.

Prohibits State agency from entering into certain State contracts that limit ability of State agency to install or run certain software.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits State agency from entering into certain State contracts that limit ability of State agency to install or run certain software.
  • Topic: Science, Innovation and Technology Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 New Jersey Legislature

    Passed by the Senate (23-13)

  2. 2026-05-28 New Jersey Legislature

    Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

  3. 2026-05-21 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

  4. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

Official Summary Text

Prohibits State agency from entering into certain State contracts that limit ability of State agency to install or run certain software.
Topic:
Science, Innovation and Technology
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
S2786 SSG Statement 5/21/26

SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC
PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
2786

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�MAY 21,
2026

����� The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism &
Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2786.

�����
This
bill provides that if a State agency enters into a State contract for the
licensing of software applications designed to run on generally available
desktop or server hardware, the software cannot limit the ability of the State
agency to install or run the software on the hardware of the State agency�s
choosing.

����� 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.