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Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Democratic New Jersey Senate · District 5 · New Jersey
-0.502Left–right score (within Senate)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#7 of 39Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
100.0%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
1177Roll calls (0 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2014-12-15 · sencruzperez@njleg.org · njleg.state.nj.us/…/senator-cruz-perez · njsendems.org/…/nilsa-cruz-perez · Open States ID b656905a-de58-4d36-b433-276788233b1f
Capitol: P.O. Box 068 State House, 145 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08625 609-847-3905 · District: 208 White Horse Pike Suite 13, Barrington, NJ 08007 856-547-4800
Where they sit in the New Jersey Senate
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the New Jersey Senate have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Nilsa Cruz-Perez. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Nilsa Cruz-Perez.
Committees
- Budget and Appropriations
- Economic Growth (chair)
- Military and Veterans' Affairs (vice chair)
- Select
Recent votes (latest 60 of 1177 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | S 5021 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to expand authorized use of grant funding for Centenary University. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 2784 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Authorizes school district that moves its annual school election to November to submit separate proposals for additional spending for budget year and subsequent budget year. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 6273 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Appropriates $15,815,984 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4975 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Establishes crime of possessing digital instructions to illegally manufacture firearms and firearm components. | Yea | Pass 25–12 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 2791 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options. | Yea | Pass 35–1 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4182 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Concerns conditions of employment of certain cannabis employees.** | Yea | Pass 29–8 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4824 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Borinqueneer Park from City of Perth Amboy to Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance. | Yea | Pass 32–4 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 3695 CONCUR ASMB AMEND Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.** | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 1576 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Establishes farm pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer collection and disposal program in Department of Agriculture; appropriates $1 million.** | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 1203 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE "Pet Insurance Act." | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4986 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Codifies early language instruction program for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children in DHS.* | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4981 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved. | Yea | Pass 25–8 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 3451 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employees in definition of employer.* | Yea | Pass 24–12 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 1927 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans. | Yea | Pass 36–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4833 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Establishes abandoned mine reclamation program in DOT. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 3457 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Establishes "New Jersey Out-of-School Time Advisory Commission" to review before-school, after-school, and summer programs. | Yea | Pass 36–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 3016 TABLE MOTION Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.* | Yea | Pass 26–11 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 1097 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires health insurance carriers and Medicaid to provide coverage for home childbirth.* | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5459 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Extends time period in which to enroll newborn infant in health benefits coverage. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 2160 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Allows seasonal retail consumption alcoholic beverage license holder to exchange license for full-year consumption license. | Yea | Pass 34–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 3800 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Enhances protections under Law Against Discrimination for persons serving in military and military veterans. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 3091 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority to establish public awareness campaign on benefits of doula and midwife services.* | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4758 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Increases penalty for reckless vehicular homicide committed when driving while intoxicated under certain circumstances. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 2090 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires solid waste management district to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.* | Yea | Pass 24–12 |
| 2025-12-22 | ACR 165 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Urges school districts to establish concussion management teams. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4818 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Reduces and clarifies requirements for municipal tourist development commission disbursements for advertising. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 1636 CONCUR ASMB AMEND Changes MVC voter registration procedures. | Yea | Pass 25–12 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 1042 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"; establishes requirements, prohibitions, and programs for regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4678 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Includes retired teachers and county college faculty members in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teacher grant program.* | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5435 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5195 AMEND Requires producer of certain firefighting equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide written notice to purchaser; prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain firefighting e | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4651 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct. | Yea | Pass 35–2 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 3389 CONCUR ASMB AMEND Provides certain requirements concerning railroad safety. | Yea | Pass 29–8 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5037 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Revises procedures governing audits of election results. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 3941 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Changes classification of State Investigators in civil service. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 3016 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.* | Yea | Pass 27–6 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4733 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Makes supplemental appropriation of $45,000,000 from Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves to Palisades Interstate Park Commission for certain construction projects. | Yea | Pass 31–6 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4006 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Permits partnerships and joint ventures to bid on certain public works and prevailing wage contracts if each party to partnership or joint venture is independently registered.* | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 2498 CONCUR ASMB AMEND Requires Commissioner of Education to establish employment web portal and virtual applicant profile system.** | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 788 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Exempts volunteer first responder stipends from certain payroll and income taxes.* | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | AJR 47 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Designates Saturday before Thanksgiving Day as "National Adoption Day" and designates November as "National Adoption Month" in New Jersey. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4796 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY2026 environmental infrastructure funding program. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 6107 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Provides supplemental appropriation of $250,000 to Department of Treasury for gubernatorial transition expenses of Governor-Elect. | Yea | Pass 31–4 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 2090 AMEND Requires solid waste management district to develop strategy to reduce food waste; requires DEP to adopt certain rules and regulations regarding composting facilities.* | Yea | Pass 24–12 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4562 AMEND Allows State, municipality, and county to implement automatic enrollment of their employees in deferred compensation plans. | Yea | Pass 36–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 6275 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Appropriates $44.4 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and Green Acres Program administrativ | Yea | Pass 36–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 2437 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires ingredients of menstrual products to be listed on package. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 4854 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Modifies method of allocating State aid for providing auxiliary and remedial services to nonpublic school students. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5278 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Establishes "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act"; requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5240 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Concerns local unit budget processes and related operations. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4515 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Limits certain requirements for certification of career and technical education teachers. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4219 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Concerns administration of employer payroll tax and requires disclosures of certain State taxpayer information.* | Yea | Pass 36–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4800 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Revises penalties for certain violations of limousine laws. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5422 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Allows businesses to receive information via email concerning new regulations and economic incentives that affect business. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5593 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires DCA to enable certain construction subcode applicants to electronically submit certain materials for permit application review; limits requirements for physical seal on documents at worksite. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4010 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Provides for expansion of social services supports at county colleges. | Yea | Pass 37–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5537 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Permits fire departments to use certain Class B firefighting foam for one year after prohibition takes effect.* | Yea | Pass 36–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 3776 CONCUR GOV REC Establishes Chronic Absenteeism Task Force. | Yea | Pass 35–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | A 5195 RECONSIDER Requires producer of certain firefighting equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide written notice to purchaser; prohibits sale, manufacture, and distribution of certain firefighting e | Yea | Pass 36–0 |
| 2025-12-22 | S 4928 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction. | Yea | Pass 29–7 |