STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman MARGIE DONLON, M.D.
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Hutchison
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits public institutions of higher education from increasing resident undergraduate tuition by more than two percent over prior academic year.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning tuition rates at public institutions of higher education and supplementing chapter 62 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a public institution of higher education shall not increase the institution’s resident undergraduate tuition rates for any academic year by more than two percent over the institution’s resident undergraduate tuition rates for the prior academic year.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full academic year following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits a public institution of higher education from increasing the institution’s resident undergraduate tuition rates for any academic year by more than two percent over the institution’s resident undergraduate tuition rates for the prior academic year.