Legislative Research: NJ A397 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 Regular Session (Introduced) | Creates first degree crime of home invasion, upgrades certain residential burglaries to second degree crime; requires juvenile carjacking and home invasion offenses be tried in county where delinquency occurred. [A397 2026 Detail][A397 2026 Text][A397 2026 Comments] | 2026-01-13 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee |
| 2024-2025 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Provides that amounts remaining in inactive Internet gaming accounts will be abandoned property after three years under unclaimed property law. [A397 2024 Detail][A397 2024 Text][A397 2024 Comments] | 2024-01-09 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee |
| 2022-2023 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requires State to pay all costs associated with maintaining and operating the office of the executive county superintendent of schools. [A397 2022 Detail][A397 2022 Text][A397 2022 Comments] | 2022-01-11 Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee |
| 2020-2021 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Limits long term tax exemptions in municipalities with school districts receiving certain State school aid. [A397 2020 Detail][A397 2020 Text][A397 2020 Comments] | 2020-01-14 Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee |
| 2018-2019 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requires each school district to annually submit interscholastic athletic opportunity report to the Commissioner of Education. [A397 2018 Detail][A397 2018 Text][A397 2018 Comments] | 2018-01-09 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee |
| 2016-2017 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools, playgrounds, and recreational fields. [A397 2016 Detail][A397 2016 Text][A397 2016 Comments] | 2016-01-27 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee |
| 2014-2015 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Repeals the New Jersey estate tax. [A397 2014 Detail][A397 2014 Text][A397 2014 Comments] | 2014-01-16 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee |
| 2012-2013 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Doubles amount of certain retirement income that may be excluded from gross income under the gross income tax. [A397 2012 Detail][A397 2012 Text][A397 2012 Comments] | 2012-01-10 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee |
| 2010-2011 Regular Session (Failed) | Permits real estate brokers to provide rebates to purchasers. [A397 2010 Detail][A397 2010 Text][A397 2010 Comments] | 2010-01-25 Withdrawn from Consideration |
References Online
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| [New Jersey A397] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Representative Victoria Flynn NJ] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Gerard Scharfenberger NJ] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Sean Kean NJ] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Al Barlas NJ] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
NJ A397 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session. (2026, January 13). LegiScan. Retrieved July 12, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/A397/2026
MLA
"NJ A397 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 13 Jan. 2026. Web. 12 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/A397/2026>.
Chicago
"NJ A397 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session." January 13, 2026 LegiScan. Accessed July 12, 2026. https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/A397/2026.
Turabian
LegiScan. NJ A397 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session. 13 January 2026. https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/A397/2026 (accessed July 12, 2026).
Subjects
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4408 | Carry Over | 2024-05-16 | Creates first degree crime of home invasion, upgrades certain residential burglaries to second degree crime; requires juvenile carjacking and home invasion offenses be tried in county where delinquency occurred. | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee |
New Jersey State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A397 |
| Text | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A0500/397_I1.HTM |
