ASSEMBLY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3610

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JANUARY 5, 2026

      The Assembly State and Local Government Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3610.

This bill provides that if a State agency enters into a State contract for the licensing of software applications designed to run on generally available desktop or server hardware, the software cannot limit the ability of the State agency to install or run the software on the hardware of the State agency’s choosing.