# New Jersey S1687: Requires Type II school district without board of school estimate holding its school election in November to receive voter approval of base budget.

New Jersey S1687, Requires Type II school district without board of school estimate holding its school election in November to receive voter approval of base budget., is a 221st Legislature (2026-2027) Senate bill sponsored by Parker Space (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-01-13 (Introduced, 1st Reading in Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Jersey S1687
- State: New Jersey
- Session: 221st Legislature (2026-2027)
- Title: Requires Type II school district without board of school estimate holding its school election in November to receive voter approval of base budget.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-01-13, Introduced, 1st Reading in Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
- Sponsor: Parker Space (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: Parker Space (Republican), Senate

## Actions (1)

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

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S2000/1687_I1.HTM), [PDF](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S2000/1687_I1.PDF)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S2000/1687_I1.HTM)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S2000/1687_I1.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NJ-S1687-2026-2027 (as of 2026-10-12).