# New Jersey A3038: Provides that public school used as polling place shall not be open for classes on day of election.

New Jersey A3038, Provides that public school used as polling place shall not be open for classes on day of election., is a 221st Legislature (2026-2027) House bill sponsored by Clinton Calabrese (Democratic), Chris Tully (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-01-13 (Introduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Jersey A3038
- State: New Jersey
- Session: 221st Legislature (2026-2027)
- Title: Provides that public school used as polling place shall not be open for classes on day of election.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-01-13, Introduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
- Sponsors: Clinton Calabrese (Democratic), Chris Tully (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clinton Calabrese (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chris Tully (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aura K. Dunn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roy Freiman (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2026-01-13: Introduced, 1st Reading in Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3038_I1.HTM), [PDF](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3038_I1.PDF)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3038_I1.HTM)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/A3500/3038_I1.PDF)

## Related
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- [S4420: Authorizes regional rehabilitation and reentry center authority to determine co…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-S4420-2026-2027)
- [S4515: Authorizes dual employment by certain employees of Rutgers University and affil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-S4515-2026-2027)
- [S4413: Establishes School-based Partnerships for Access and Resilience for Kids progra…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-S4413-2026-2027)
- [S2962: Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for mili…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-S2962-2026-2027)
- [A4072: Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contrac…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-A4072-2026-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-A3038-2026-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).