SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 5014

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JANUARY 8, 2026

      The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 5014.

      As reported, 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.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill is not certified as requiring a fiscal note.