Bill Text: NJ S4065 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits wearable technology companies from selling users' health information without consent.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-05-04 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee [S4065 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-S4065-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits wearable technology companies from selling users' health information without consent.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning wearable technology, data privacy, and supplementing Title 56 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:
"Consumer" has the same meaning as defined in section 1 of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4).
"Controls" or "controlled by" means:
(1) ownership of, or the power to vote, more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of the legal entity;
(2) control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors of the legal entity, or of individuals exercising similar functions in the legal entity; or
(3) power to exercise a controlling influence over the management of the legal entity.
"Health information" means any information that is created or received by a wearable technology company and relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of a consumer.
"Wearable technology" means technology that is physically worn and identifies and captures an individual's motions, activities, and real-time data including but not limited to heart rate and sleep, through sensors and other mechanisms.
"Wearable technology company" means a sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity that sells, develops, deploys, or offers for sale wearable technology.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.), a wearable technology company, or entity that controls or is controlled by a wearable technology company, shall not sell or offer for sale the health information of a consumer that was collected using wearable technology without the consumer's express written consent.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits wearable technology companies from selling or offering to sell consumers' health information collected by the companies' devices without the consumer's express written consent. Under the bill, "health information" means any information that is created or received by a wearable technology company and relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of a consumer, and "wearable technology" means technology that is physically worn to identify and capture an individual's motions, activities, and real-time data including but not limited to heart rate and sleep, through sensors and other mechanisms.
