Oppose New Jersey Legislation That Shifts Vaccine Decision-Making to State Agencies!

New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly expand state control over vaccine requirements for children, college students, health care workers, and insurance coverage—while removing federal vaccine safety standards from state law.

S4726 and A6166/S4894 would strip references to the CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) from New Jersey statutes and replace them with vaccine recommendations determined by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), guided by medical trade organizations.

While states have the authority to set health policy, these bills go much further. They centralize sweeping power in unelected bureaucrats, bypass the legislative process, limit public input, and open the door to mandating vaccines that federal experts no longer recommend as safe or necessary.

Under these bills, New Jersey could:

Require vaccines for school, college, and health care employment based solely on NJDOH determinations
Mandate insurance coverage for vaccines that have been removed from or revised on the federal schedule
Continue or expand requirements for vaccines no longer recommended by CDC or ACIP for certain populations

Recent federal decisions underscore why this matters. In 2025, the CDC no longer recommended Covid-19 injections for healthy children or pregnant women. In December 2025, ACIP voted against routine Hepatitis B vaccination for newborns born to Hep B–negative mothers.

These bills would allow New Jersey to ignore those safety-based determinations and move New Jersey in the wrong direction—away from transparency, safety oversight, and informed consent.

Please act TODAY!

TAKE ACTION

Contact your New Jersey State Assemblymember immediately and urge them to OPPOSE A6166/S4894.

Find your legislators here:
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster

Special Note:

S4726 is no longer moving on its own. Its contents were folded into S4894 in early December. You do NOT need to contact legislators about S4726 separately.

S4894 has already passed the Senate. It now moves to the Assembly for consideration.

No Senate calls are needed right now because S4726 is no longer active and S4894 has already passed the Senate; therefore, calling your State Senator is not necessary at this time. If either bill returns to the Senate in amended form, we will issue an update.

Phone calls are most effective, but emails help too.

SAMPLE SCRIPT

“Hello, my name is ____ and I’m a constituent. I’m calling Representative _____to urge him/her to OPPOSE A6166/S4894.

These bills remove CDC and ACIP vaccine recommendations from New Jersey law and replace them with decisions made by the Department of Health and medical trade organizations—without legislative oversight or public accountability.

Federal health authorities have recently removed or revised vaccine recommendations based on safety and effectiveness concerns. These bills would allow New Jersey to continue or expand vaccine requirements even when federal experts no longer recommend them.

Vaccines are pharmaceutical products with known risks and should not be mandated for school attendance, employment, or insurance coverage. These decisions belong with individuals and families—not unelected agencies.

Please vote NO on A6166/S4894.

Thank you.”

TALKING POINTS

These bills concentrate sweeping authority over vaccine mandates in unelected health officials, bypassing legislators and public input.

Removing CDC and ACIP guidance allows New Jersey to mandate vaccines that federal experts have determined are no longer safe, effective, or necessary for certain populations.

Medical trade organizations referenced in these bills may have financial or institutional conflicts of interest and should not dictate statewide vaccine policy.

Insurance coverage mandates often become de facto vaccine mandates tied to school, employment, or access to services.

Vaccines are pharmaceutical products with documented risks and should never be required as a condition of education, employment, or participation in society.