Bill Text: NJ S1149 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-01-13 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee [S1149 Detail]
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
Senator MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Holzapfel, Pennacchio, Schepisi, O'Scanlon, Steinhardt and A.M.Bucco
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as condition of attending public K-12 schools.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning student immunization requirements and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In no case shall the Commissioner of Health or any other entity of State government require immunization against SARS-CoV-2 as a condition of attendance at a public primary or secondary school.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the Commissioner of Health and other State governmental entities from requiring immunization against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as a condition of attendance at a public primary or secondary school.
