Vote NO on Bills S2930/A4505

Amendment to OPRA "brings darkness" to local government transparency

Use this resource to express your opposition to Bills S2930/A4505. This bill would make access to public records more difficult and government less transparent.

The proposed legislation would:

  • Make it harder and potentially costlier to sue for public records
  • Exempt crucial information like public official email and call logs, which are often the backbone of transparency efforts.
  • Broadly allow agencies to deny requests under the guise of preventing "harassment," a term that could be widely misinterpreted to block legitimate inquiries.
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Governor Phil Murphy

Office of the Governor, PO Box 001, Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-6000

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Craig Coughlin (Assembly Speaker)

569 Rahway Ave. Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 855-7441

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Nicholas Scutari (Senate President)

67 Walnut Ave. Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 827-7480

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Alexander "Avi" Schnall

500 River Ave., Suite 220 Lakewood, NJ 08701
(848) 245-9486

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Andrew Zwicker

2 Clerico Lane, Building 1 Hillsborough, NJ 08844
(908) 308-8672

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Carmen Amato

620 West Lacey Rd. Forked River, NJ 08731
(609) 693-6700

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Claire S. Swift

3100 Hingston Ave., Suite 101Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234
(609) 677-8266

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Declan O'Scanlon

101 Crawfords Corner Road, Suite 4332 Holmdel, NJ 07733
(732) 444-1838

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Doug Steinhardt

127 Belvidere Ave., 2nd Floor Washington, NJ 07882
(908) 835-0552

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Erik K. Simonsen

School House Office Park, 211 S. Main Street, Suite 104 Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
(609) 778-2012

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Gordon M. Johnson

96 Engle Street Englewood, NJ 07631
(201) 308-7060

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John Burzichelli

711 N. Main Street Glassboro, NJ 08028
(856) 226-3530

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Linda R. Greenstein

1249 South River Rd., Suite 105 Cranbury, NJ 08512
(609) 395-9911

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Lisa Swain

205 Robin Rd., Suite 122 Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 576-9199

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M. Teresa Ruiz

166 Bloomfield Ave. Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 484-1000

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Michael Testa

610 E Landis Ave. Vineland, NJ 08360
(609) 778-2012

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Mitchelle Drulis

390 Amwell Road, Suite 301 Hillsborough, NJ 08844
(908) 829-4191

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Nilsa Perez

231-L Market Street Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 541-1251

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Patrick Diegnan

908 Oak Tree Ave. South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908) 757-1677

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Paul A. Sarlo

496 Columbia Blvd., 1st Floor Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
(201) 804-8118

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Renee Burgess

660 Stuyvesant Ave. Irvington, NJ 07111
(862) 231-6577

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Robert J. Karabinchak

3 Stephenville Pkwy., Suite 2D Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 548-1406

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Tennille R. McCoy

3691A Nottingham Way Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
(609) 631-0198

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How to Testify

Testify In-Person (Monday, March 11th at 10 A.M.)

To testify in person at Monday's hearing, you will need to fill out a witness slip in the respective hearing rooms at the State House Annex in Trenton. The Assembly committee will meet in Committee Room 12 on the 4th Floor, and the Senate committee will meet in Committee Room 4 on the 1st Floor. Be sure to arrive early to complete the necessary paperwork before the hearing begins at 10 A.M.

Submit Written Testimony (Before Monday's Hearing)

To submit written testimony, email your statement to the respective committee before Monday's hearing. For the Assembly committee hearing A4045, send your email to OLSAideASL@njleg.org. For the Senate committee hearing S2930, send your email to OLSAideSBA@njleg.org.

Assembly Appropriations Hearing (Thursday, March 14th at 12 P.M.)

Another hearing will be held on Thursday, March 14th at 12 P.M. in Committee Room 11 on the 4th Floor of the State House Annex.