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AI Laws USA tracks 42 entries for New Jersey: 26 statewide and 16 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page . Each entry links to its official source.
25 In effect 5 Enacted, not yet in effect 9 Proposed 2 No longer in effect 1 Blocked in court
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Statewide
Statewide AI rules and bills in New Jersey
Rule Status Takes or took effect
New Jersey S3379/A4096 data center transparency (2026) In effect August 27, 2026 S731/A796 — Data center ratepayer protection and grid-demand In effect July 7, 2026 NJ N.J.A.C. 13:16 (bias law covers AI hiring tools) In effect December 15, 2025 NJ Deceptive AI Deepfakes Act In effect April 2, 2025 NJ DOI AI Bulletin In effect February 11, 2025 New Jersey Data Protection Act In effect January 15, 2025 NJ AG Platkin / DCR In effect January 9, 2025 Guidance on Algorithmic Discrimination and the New Jersey La In effect January 9, 2025 NJ TRANSIT AI Video-Analytics Grade-Crossing Safety System ( In effect April 1, 2024 NJ Supreme Court GenAI Notice In effect January 25, 2024 Policy on Responsible Use of Generative Artificial Intellige In effect November 17, 2023 NJ EO 346 (AI Task Force) In effect October 10, 2023 NJ Bot Disclosure Act (bots must identify themselves) In effect July 19, 2020 NJ Kids Code Act A4015 (signed Aug 11, 2026; effective Sept 1, 2027) Enacted, not yet in effect September 1, 2027 NJ Fair Price Protection Act, P.L.2026, c.55 (2026) Enacted, not yet in effect August 1, 2027 NJ Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act Enacted, not yet in effect July 1, 2027 New Jersey Quijano AI data center delay and study commission bill (2026) Proposed Not yet set NJ S4754 AI unauthorized practice of professions Proposed Not yet set NJ S4758 AI companion disclosure Proposed Not yet set NJ A5607 chatbot privacy bill Proposed Not yet set NJ S4701 GAI Accountability Act Proposed Not yet set NJ A5496 AI mortgage tool bias audits Proposed Not yet set NJ S4712 AI processing tax for displaced workers Proposed Not yet set NJ developer litigation against municipal data center bans (2026) Blocked in court Not yet set
Counties and cities
County and city AI rules and bills in New Jersey
Rule Where Status Takes or took effect
Stafford Township NJ total data center ban (Ord. 2026-22) Stafford Township In effect August 25, 2026 Jersey City NJ data center ban in industrial zones (Ord. 26-057) Jersey City In effect August 19, 2026 Cherry Hill NJ data center prohibited-use ordinance (2026) Cherry Hill In effect July 28, 2026 Watchung Hills NJ AI policy 2365 (2026) Watchung Hills Regional High School District In effect July 14, 2026 Summit NJ AI Data Center Ban (proposed) Summit In effect July 6, 2026 Madison NJ Ordinance 27-2026 (Data Center Ban) Madison In effect June 16, 2026 Millville NJ Data Center Ban (May 19, 2026) Millville In effect May 19, 2026 Hoboken Algorithmic Rent-Fixing Ban Hoboken In effect July 9, 2025 Ordinance banning algorithmic rent-setting software Jersey City In effect May 14, 2025 Princeton NJ Public Schools Princeton In effect October 22, 2024 Newark Police FR Prohibition Newark In effect January 27, 2020 East Brunswick NJ data center zoning ban (Ord. 26-21) East Brunswick In effect Not yet set Berkeley Heights NJ data center ban (2026) Berkeley Heights Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Hardyston NJ data center ban (2026) Hardyston Township Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Haddonfield NJ schools generative AI policy (first reading) Haddonfield Proposed Not yet set Newark NJ proposed one-year data center moratorium (2026) Newark Proposed Not yet set
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