STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Senator JOHN F. MCKEON
District 27 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Moriarty
SYNOPSIS
Requires public institution of higher education to invite Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on institution's campus.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning compulsive gambling support at public institutions of higher education and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. At least once per semester, and as often as the institution determines to be appropriate, a public institution of higher education shall invite and facilitate the presence of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution’s campus for the purpose of providing information and resources relevant to compulsive gambling which shall include, but shall not be limited to, information regarding the potential risks associated with gambling, compulsive gambling counseling services, and options for gambling self-exclusion programs.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires each public institution of higher education to invite the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution’s campus.
This bill provides that at least once per semester, and as often as the institution determines to be appropriate, a public institution of higher education is to invite and facilitate the presence of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey on the institution’s campus for the purpose of providing information and resources relevant to compulsive gambling. The resources are to include information regarding the potential risks associated with gambling, compulsive gambling counseling services, and options for gambling self-exclusion programs.