LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 3390

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

DATED: MAY 19, 2026

SUMMARY

Synopsis:	Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to create open data portal and provide certain datasets online.
Type of Impact:	Annual State expenditure increase.
Agencies Affected:	Department of Law and Public Safety.

Office of Legislative Services Estimate
Annual Fiscal Impact
State Expenditure Increase	Indeterminate

· The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds that the bill will cause an indeterminate one-time State expenditure increase to the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety to create an open data portal that provides public access to certain datasets collected by the division. The division will periodically incur indeterminate costs thereafter.

· The OLS, however, has no information concerning whether the division would rely on existing staff to create, maintain, and update the portal, hire additional staff, or engage a vendor to arrive at a cost estimate for the portal.

BILL DESCRIPTION

      This bill requires the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety to create, maintain, and annually update an open data portal on the division’s Internet website that provides public access to certain datasets collected by the division, including information on professional and occupational licensing, registration, and certification; passage and failure rates of examinations directly administered by a board or committee within the division; and consumer complaints.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

      None received.

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

      The OLS finds that the bill will cause an indeterminate one-time State expenditure increase to the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety to create an open data portal that provides public access to certain datasets collected by the division. The division will periodically incur indeterminate costs thereafter. The OLS, however, has no information concerning whether the division would rely on existing staff to create, maintain, and update the portal, hire additional staff, or engage a vendor to arrive at a cost estimate for the portal.

      Between FY 2015 and FY 2026, annual State Appropriations Acts except for FY 2025 have included budget language permitting the Attorney General to reallocate funds from State professional boards, advisory boards, and committees’ unexpended appropriation balances for other departmental purposes. During the FY 2027 Budget process, the Department of Law and Public Safety estimated that up to $192.1 million has been reallocated from the professional boards’ excess funds from FY 2015 to FY 2026.

Section:	Law and Public Safety
Analyst:	Kristin Brunner Santos Lead Fiscal Analyst
Approved:	Thomas Koenig Legislative Budget and Finance Officer

This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.

This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).