ASSEMBLY REGULATED PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3390

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 4, 2026

      The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 3390.

      As amended, 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.  Datasets made available by the division on the open data portal are to comply with the provisions of the open public records act, and all applicable State and federal privacy laws.

      This bill was prefiled for introduction in the 2026-2027 session pending technical review.  As amended and reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to:

      (1)  clarify data on examinations relates to those administered directly by a board or committee;

      (2)  remove the requirement to give an average number of days taken from when a complaint is received to when a complaint is responded to; and

      (3)  modify the effective date.