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S3786 • 2026

Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*

Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
McKnight, Angela V.
Last action
2026-06-30
Official status
Substituted by A2132 (1R)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*

Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.* Topic: Substituted by another Bill Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.* Topic: Substituted by another Bill Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-30 New Jersey Legislature

    Substituted by A2132 (1R)

  2. 2026-06-01 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

  3. 2026-03-05 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.*
Topic:
Substituted by another Bill
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3786 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3786

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Tiver and Amato

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce
stops for passengers.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Transportation Committee on
June 1, 2026, with amendments.

��

An Act
concerning paratransit services and supplementing Title
27 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this
section:

����
1
[
�Access Link�
means the paratransit service implemented by the New Jersey Transit Corporation
for purposes of complying with the federal �Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990� (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.), and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
]
1

���� �Operator� means an operator
who is actively engaged in operating
1
[
an Access Link
]

a
1
vehicle

1
for
the provision of paratransit services
1
.

����
1
�Paratransit
service� means any transportation service other than fixed route transportation
service, including, but not limited to, paratransit services provided by:� the
New Jersey Transit Corporation through Access Link, as that term is defined in
section 2 of P.L.2016, c.25 (C.27:25-5c); the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development pursuant to P.L.1987, c.455 (C.34:16-51 et seq.); and counties
under the �Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Act,�
P.L.1983, c.578 (C.27:25-25 et seq.).� �Paratransit service� does not include
private or charter services provided by taxicabs, limousines, or transportation
network companies as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26
(C.39:5H-2).
1

���� b.��� An operator
1
[
of an Access
Link vehicle
]
1

shall announce, or cause to be announced by a recording system, every scheduled
stop along the vehicle�s route.

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