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By joining a NJBIA Policy Committee, you are a member of a select group of members from many different businesses who share a common interest in a particular area of concern.
Chris Emigholz
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Government Affairs Committee
NJBIA and its staff of government affairs experts fight for laws that will benefit your business and against laws that will hurt your business. This section provides in-depth information about pending New Jersey laws and regulations that could have an impact on your business operations. It will also help keep you up to date on the latest legislative and regulatory news relevant to New Jersey companies. Sign up for timely legislative news from the State Capitol and the latest on business-related legislation. Find out what is happening to the top legislation affecting the business community.
For more information, contact Chris Emigholz at cemigholz@njbia.org.
Committee MeetingsGovernment Affairs News
Position Papers
May 15, 2025
NJBIA Testimony On Legislation to Establish Quorum Standards for Professional Licensing Entities Under Certain Circumstances (A-5572)
On behalf of our member companies that make NJBIA the largest, most impactful association representing job creators in New Jersey, we support Assembly Bill A-5572, which establishes quorum standards for professional licensing entities under certain circumstances. Specifically, the legislation establishes that under specific circumstances, after a 90-day period, the attendance of one professional board member, […]
February 10, 2025
NJBIA’s Testimony in Support of A-2805
On behalf of our member companies that make NJBIA the largest, most impactful association representing job creators in New Jersey, we strongly support A-2805, which will provide data on the status of professional and occupational boards to process licenses and mandate staff training to bolster efficient interactions between boards and the licensed professionals they serve. […]
December 16, 2024
NJBIA Testimony Regarding Potential Tariff Policy of Incoming Trump Administration
Good afternoon! My name is Christopher Emigholz, and I am the Chief Government Affairs Officer for the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA). As the Garden State’s largest business association and on behalf of the entire New Jersey business community, NJBIA thanks Chairman Atkins for granting us this important opportunity to speak about how […]
Issue Reports
December 3, 2021
NJBIA’s Legislative Actions
An updated COVID-19 policy governing entrance to the State House Complex took effect on December 2, 2021. The State House Annex has reopened to the general public. Visitors to the State House Annex are required to show ID and proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid test conducted within the previous […]
November 4, 2021
NJBIA 2021 Election Recap
The results of New Jersey’s gubernatorial and legislative elections took many by surprise this year. Governor Murphy won his re-election by razor thin margins, Senate President Sweeney was unseated by a relatively unknown Republican challenger, and Republicans picked up seats in each chamber. NJBIA has prepared a recap of the Governor’s race, key legislative contests, […]
June 18, 2021
NJBIA Supports Modernization of Laws on Notaries and Shareholder Meetings
The Legislature on Monday is set to vote on a pair of bills supported by NJBIA that show state government is permanently leaning into some of the business flexibilities granted during the pandemic. The bills on the agenda would modernize laws governing public notaries and shareholder meetings to permit notarized documents to be signed electronically and corporate shareholder meetings to be held virtually. The shareholder meeting legislation, S-3266/A-4918, sponsored by Senator Pat Diegnan (D-18) and […]
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