Bob Smith

NJ Senate District 17

Democratic New Jersey since Jan 8, 2002

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Environment & Energy 108 Government Operations & Budget 61 Economy & Taxes 27 Transportation & Infrastructure 21 Housing 14 Agriculture 10 Education 9 Labor & Employment 9 Technology & Privacy 8 Civil Rights & Liberties 6 Social Services & Welfare 6 Banking & Finance 5 Healthcare 4 Criminal Justice & Policing 2 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Elections & Voting 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Immigration 1 Other 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
NJ Senate District 17 current New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 8, 2002	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
NJ Senate District 17 New Jersey	Democratic	Jan 14, 1986	Jan 8, 2002	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (151 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
S 4417 — Requires jury, rather than court, to determine whether certain defendants are persistent offenders.	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4406 — Clarifies sentencing under certain circumstances.	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 3946 — Expands crime of human trafficking and eliminates statute of limitations; establishes human trafficking response teams; expands human…	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 3922 — Establishes Hope Card Program to provide victims of domestic violence with restraining order quick reference wallet card; makes…	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 2566 — Eliminates statute of limitations for prosecution of human trafficking crimes.	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 2565 — Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make…	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 1525 — Creates offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 1270 — Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking prosecutions and extends statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human…	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 271 — Upgrades assault on victims who are elderly or disabled.	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 188 — Requires certain juveniles to appear before court in county where incident giving rise to delinquency complaint allegedly occurred.	Yea	Jun 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4427 — Appropriates $3,479,032 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to certain…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4426 — Appropriates $10,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for municipal planning…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4425 — Appropriates $64,787,327 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4424 — Appropriates $15,546,575 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4423 — Appropriates $77,406,208 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4296 — "Power NJ Act"; establishes advanced nuclear energy procurement program in BPU.	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4162 — "Affordable Power Purchase Agreements Extension Act"; concerns extension of certain public entity contracts related to energy conservation…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4058 — "Construction Containment and Pollution Prevention Act"; requires contractors to use containment devices to prevent release of certain…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 4057 — Exempts rugs and fabrics used in vehicles from provisions of "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act."	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 3939 — Permits dual-use solar energy projects to participate in community solar program.*	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 3254 — Prohibits expenditure of Green Acres funds for purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields.	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 2338 — "Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed…	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
S 631 — Requires BPU to establish distributed energy storage incentive program.*	Yea	Jun 8, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SJR 137 — Designates June 10 of each year as "Christina Grimmie Day" in NJ.*	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
SJR 62 — Designates October of each year as "Menopause Awareness Month," October 11 of each year as "Perimenopause Day," and October 18 of each year…	Yea	May 28, 2026	pass	LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (151 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (121 as lead sponsor)