New Jersey State Senator

M. Teresa Ruiz 2026-2027 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New Jersey Senate Bill S2166

Introduced
1/13/26  
Establishes license to allow wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S1425

Introduced
1/13/26  
Protects equity accrued by property owner in tax sale foreclosure.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S2878

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Failed
1/13/26  
Establishes new mitigating factor, reduced sentencing, and resentencing for certain defendants who are victims of abuse.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S2699

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires standards for organization and deployment of career fire fighters to be consistent with certain national standards.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S3149

Introduced
1/13/26  
Establishes Office of Resilience in DCF.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S2986

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires school districts to provide instruction on bleed control as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S2689

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Requires employer to provide certain accommodations to employee who is breast feeding.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S1276

Introduced
1/13/26  
Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S2219

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires campus diversity actions at public institutions of higher education and directs Secretary of Higher Education and Division on Civil Rights to develop guidance regarding diversity in faculty search and selection process.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S2238

Introduced
1/13/26  
Directs State Board of Education to authorize issuance of new endorsements in certain fields.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S466

Introduced
1/13/26  
"Tariff Transparency Act"; requires disclosure of final retail price attributable to tariffs and other import taxes.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New Jersey Senate Bill S1461

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Report Pass
2/12/26  
Modifies collective Statewide transfer agreement and reverse transfer agreement; establishes New Jersey Transfer Ombudsperson within Office of Secretary of Higher Education.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S210

Introduced
1/13/26  
Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S2662

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Requires midwives and physicians to provide pregnant women information on birthing options prior to delivery.
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New Jersey Senate Bill S773

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco products tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research to $10 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.