A 1696 — Updates scope of practice of optometrists.
NJ 2026 session · introduced 2026-01-13
Sponsors (28)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, NJ-15) — sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, NJ-14) — sponsor
- Linda S. Carter (D, NJ-22) — sponsor
- Sean T. Kean (R, NJ-30) — cosponsor
- William F. Moen Jr. (D, NJ-5) — cosponsor
- Robert D. Clifton (R, NJ-12) — cosponsor
- Anthony S. Verrelli (D, NJ-15) — cosponsor
- Yvonne Lopez (D, NJ-19) — cosponsor
- Carol A. Murphy (D, NJ-7) — cosponsor
- Carmen Theresa Morales (D, NJ-34) — cosponsor
- Robert Auth (R, NJ-39) — cosponsor
- Annette Quijano (D, NJ-20) — cosponsor
- Antwan L. McClellan (R, NJ-1) — cosponsor
- Paul Kanitra (R, NJ-10) — cosponsor
- Gregory P. McGuckin (R, NJ-10) — cosponsor
- Clinton Calabrese (D, NJ-36) — cosponsor
- Gregory E. Myhre (R, NJ-9) — cosponsor
- Michael Inganamort (R, NJ-24) — cosponsor
- Cody D. Miller (D, NJ-4) — cosponsor
- William W. Spearman (D, NJ-5) — cosponsor
- Dawn Fantasia (R, NJ-24) — cosponsor
- Al Abdelaziz (D, NJ-35) — cosponsor
- Balvir Singh (D, NJ-7) — cosponsor
- Shanique Speight (D, NJ-29) — cosponsor
- Roy Freiman (D, NJ-16) — cosponsor
- Robert J. Karabinchak (D, NJ-18) — cosponsor
- Kenyatta Stewart (D, NJ-35) — cosponsor
- Anthony Angelozzi (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
Action timeline (1)
- · house — Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Assembly Regulated Professions | — | nj-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda S. Carter (D, state_lower NJ-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Tennille R. McCoy (D, state_lower NJ-14) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, state_lower NJ-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Al Abdelaziz (D, state_lower NJ-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Annette Quijano (D, state_lower NJ-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Anthony Angelozzi (D, state_lower NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Anthony S. Verrelli (D, state_lower NJ-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Antwan L. McClellan (R, state_lower NJ-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Balvir Singh (D, state_lower NJ-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Carmen Theresa Morales (D, state_lower NJ-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Carol A. Murphy (D, state_lower NJ-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Clinton Calabrese (D, state_lower NJ-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Cody D. Miller (D, state_lower NJ-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Dawn Fantasia (R, state_lower NJ-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Gregory E. Myhre (R, state_lower NJ-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Gregory P. McGuckin (R, state_lower NJ-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Kenyatta Stewart (D, state_lower NJ-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Michael Inganamort (R, state_lower NJ-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Paul Kanitra (R, state_lower NJ-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Robert Auth (R, state_lower NJ-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Robert D. Clifton (R, state_lower NJ-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Robert J. Karabinchak (D, state_lower NJ-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Roy Freiman (D, state_lower NJ-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Sean T. Kean (R, state_lower NJ-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Shanique Speight (D, state_lower NJ-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to Assembly Regulated Professions · nj-leg