An Act concerning paratransit services and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
C.27:25-38.1 Definitions; Operator required to announce stops.
1. a. As used in this section:
“Operator” means an operator who is actively engaged in operating a vehicle for the provision of paratransit services.
“Paratransit service” means any transportation service other than fixed route transportation service, including, but not limited to, paratransit services provided by: the New Jersey Transit Corporation through Access Link, as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2016, c.25 (C.27:25-5c); the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1987, c.455 (C.34:16-51 et seq.); and counties under the “Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Act,” P.L.1983, c.578 (C.27:25-25 et seq.). “Paratransit service” does not include private or charter services provided by taxicabs, limousines, or transportation network companies as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2).
b. An operator shall announce, or cause to be announced by a recording system, every scheduled stop along the vehicle’s route.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the second month next following the date of enactment.
Approved July 22, 2026.