SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 3435
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: december 4, 2025
The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 3435.
As amended and reported, this bill requires existing employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement to be the first to be offered employment to meet the staffing requirements of a contract renewal or award of a new contract involving the operation of an official motor vehicle inspection facility. Offers of employment extended to existing and new employees are required to include compensation and benefits packages that meet the requirements of any collective bargaining agreement that may be in place for the existing contract.
As amended, the bill provides that during any contract renewal or subsequent procurement for the operation of an official inspection facility: (1) any employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement will be offered employment to meet the staffing needs of the new contract; (2) the terms of the existing collective bargaining agreement, including compensation and benefits, will be the existing or current wage for any new contract established by renewal or subsequent procurement; and (3) offers of employment to any existing or new employee are to be at least equal to the existing or current wage for a particular position, as applicable.
Under the bill, in the event of a sale, a transfer of assets, or a merger with another company, the collective bargaining agreement in effect at the time is binding on any successors and assigns, including all purchasers of any assets, contracts, or the business. The bill also provides that the collective bargaining agreement is to be binding on all corporations, partnerships, organizations, and sole proprietorships affiliated with or related to doing business under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement in effect.
As amended and reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 3435 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 4618 (1R), which was reported by the committee on this date.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
The committee amended the bill to:
(1) require a contract for the operation of an official inspection facility, in addition to the requirements established by current law, to specify that:
(a) during any contract renewal or subsequent procurement for the operation of an official inspection facility, any employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement will be offered employment to meet the staffing needs of the new contract;
(b) the terms of the existing collective bargaining agreement, including compensation and benefits, will be the existing or current wage or any new contract established by renewal or subsequent procurement; and
(c) offers of employment to existing and new employees will not be less than the existing or current wage for particular positions, as applicable;
(2) specify that for any contract renewal or award of a new contract involving the operation of an official inspection facility within the State, existing employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement will be the first to be offered employment to meet the staffing requirements of the contract;
(3) provide that an employee whose employment with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission was terminated as a result of a contract entered into pursuant to certain provisions of the bill, who does not accept an offer of employment with a contractor pursuant to certain provisions of the bill, and who undergoes certain counseling is eligible for a training grant established by current law; and
(4) revise the synopsis to clarify that employees covered by a certain collective bargaining agreement are to be offered employment following a contract renewal or an award of a new contract.