A 2132 NJ

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[First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 2132

STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE � PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by: Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER District 22 (Somerset and Union) Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer) Assemblyman CLINTON CALABRESE District 36 (Bergen and Passaic) Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT District 31 (Hudson) Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by: Assemblyman Sampson, Assemblywoman Speight, Assemblymen Onyema, Inganamort, Assemblywoman Katz, Assemblyman Singh, Assemblywomen Dunn, Brennan, Drulis, Haider, Senators Tiver and Amato

SYNOPSIS ����� Requires paratransit vehicle operators to announce stops for passengers.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT ���� As reported by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on May 7, 2026, with amendments. ��

An Act concerning paratransit services and supplementing Title 27 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:� ����� 1 [ �Access Link� means the paratransit service implemented by the New Jersey Transit Corporation for purposes of complying with the federal �Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990� (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.), and any regulations promulgated thereunder. ] 1 ����� �Operator� means an operator who is actively engaged in operating 1 [ an Access Link ] a 1 vehicle 1 for the provision of paratransit services 1 . ����� 1 �Paratransit service� means any transportation service other than fixed route transportation service, including, but not limited to, paratransit services provided by:� the New Jersey Transit Corporation through Access Link, as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2016, c.25 (C.27:25-5c); the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1987, c.455 (C.34:16-51 et seq.); and counties under the �Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Act,� P.L.1983, c.578 (C.27:25-25 et seq.).� �Paratransit service� does not include private or charter services provided by taxicabs, limousines, or transportation network companies as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2). 1 ����� b.�� An operator 1 [ of an Access Link vehicle ] 1 shall announce, or cause to be announced by a recording system, every scheduled stop along the vehicle�s route.

���� 2.��� This act shall take effect on the first day of the second month next following the date of enactment.