Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · New Jersey
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Democratic
· Assembly Member
Heather Simmons
Represents District 3 in the General Assembly.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 52 party-line votes · House Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
91%
Yea or Nay on 288 of 317 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
3 of 131
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 5
Roll calls on record
317
2026-2027 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026-2027 Regular Session.
How Heather Simmons votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Heather Simmons sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Heather Simmons is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 52 party-line votes.
They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
A4075 · Authorizes DOH to establish partnerships in international public health.
Assembly Committee: Reported Favorably · 2026-03-16 · Passed 4–1
A5185 · Revises regulation of certain health care facilities.
Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee Committee: Reported Favorably · 2026-06-15 · Passed 4–0
A3883 · Requires Governor's Office of Volunteerism to promote and support volunteerism for compliance with certain eligibility requirements for NJ FamilyCare and SNAP recipients; appropriates $200,000 to DHS, Office of Volunteerism, and DOLWD.
Assembly Human Services Committee: Reported with Amendments · 2026-06-01 · Passed 4–0
A4029 · Authorizes county agricultural development boards to contractually purchase supplies for sale to New Jersey farmers.
Assembly Agriculture Committee: Reported Favorably · 2026-05-28 · Passed 4–0
A4657 · Requires pharmacy benefits managers to make certain disclosures to health benefits plan sponsors.
Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported Favorably · 2026-05-14 · Passed 8–4
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Don GuardianRepublican · District 2 · 52 shared contested votes
63%
Aura DunnRepublican · District 25 · 47 shared contested votes
43%
Al BarlasRepublican · District 40 · 55 shared contested votes
31%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (29 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Heather Simmons was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced131
Out of committee19
Passed one chamber13
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Never left committee107
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Agriculture and Natural Resources 18Health 10Financial Institutions and Insurance 8Commerce and Economic Development 8State and Local Government 8Telecommunications and Utilities 7
Concerns authority of municipal governing body to notify insurance company if there is activity at rental property which is suspected to violate general terms of rental property insurance policy.
Passed one chamberReported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading · 2026-10-01
Permits educational research and services corporation to act as lead agency or contracting unit for procurement of any goods or services.
Passed one chamberReceived in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee · 2026-09-28
Creates "New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person Accommodation Act."
Passed one chamberReceived in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee · 2026-09-28
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include memory care training in annual long-term care training program.
Passed one chamberReceived in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee · 2026-09-28
Requires disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and establishes certain responsibilities for litigation funders.
Passed one chamberReceived in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee · 2026-09-28
Requires substance use disorder treatment centers to provide opioid antidote to certain patients upon discharge.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee · 2026-09-17
Requires public school employee to be natural person.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee · 2026-09-17
Recognizes loneliness as public health crisis.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee · 2026-09-17
Provides alcoholic beverage tax credits to certain breweries for donations of spent grain byproduct to commercial farm for agricultural or horticultural use.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee · 2026-09-17
Expands eligibility of tuition benefits for eligible children and surviving spouses of certain public safety workers.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee · 2026-09-17
Requires health care claims experience data to be shared with local governments.
Not out of committeeReported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee · 2026-09-17
Requires health benefits coverage of continuous glucose monitoring system for treatment of glycogen storage disease.
Out of committeeReported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading · 2026-09-17
Requires data centers to submit construction phase water usage plan to DEP.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee · 2026-09-10
Requires data centers to submit water supply emergency contingency plan to DEP.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee · 2026-09-10
Establishes "Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transparency and Accountability Act."
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee · 2026-09-10
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
A4275 · 2026-09-24
Establishes Statewide dashboard to compile data for certain permits. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S4495 · 2026-09-24
Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5233 · 2026-09-24
Allows rounding for cash transactions. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A3496 · 2026-09-24
Requires State agencies to make good faith effort to increase awarding of contracts procured without advertisement to minority- and women-owned businesses. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A2375 · 2026-09-24
Establishes New Jersey Veteran Gravesite Maintenance Grant Program in DVA. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
AJR103 · 2026-09-24
Designates September 22 as "John Basilone Day." (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
AR150 · 2026-09-24
Urges prohibition of targeted gambling advertisements to individuals exhibiting signs of problem gambling or addiction. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5503 · 2026-09-24
Requires Department of Agriculture to develop guidance on shellfish aquaculture agritourism. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5107 · 2026-09-24
Requires DHS to conduct review of reimbursement rates paid by State's child care assistance program to certain child care providers. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A4103 · 2026-09-24
Requires construction permit for certain work involving asbestos on single-family home, duplex, or townhouse. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A4236 · 2026-09-24
Designates accounting as STEM subject for various educational and other programs. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A3237 · 2026-09-24
Exempts creditor from paying municipal property registration fee if property is subject to automatic stay under federal Bankruptcy Code. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A2342 · 2026-09-24
Requires DVA promote Veterans History Project at Library of Congress. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5451 · 2026-09-24
Amends FY2027 Appropriations Act to revise language concerning Family and Internal Medicine Residency Expansion Program. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5504 · 2026-09-24
Expands and changes membership of Aquaculture Advisory Council. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5151 · 2026-09-24
Prohibits surcharge on transportation network company riders for certain paratransit service. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A4994 · 2026-09-24
Modifies definition of "aquaculture" throughout State law to include construction of facilities and appurtenant structures. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A3558 · 2026-09-24
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support public humanities programming in NJ. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A2457 · 2026-09-24
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include memory care training in annual long-term care training program. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5439 · 2026-09-24
Amends Fiscal Year 2027 annual appropriations act to require portion of funding for Working Class Families State Supplement to be used for outreach purposes. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S1340 · 2026-09-24
Requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidance on accommodations for certain students fasting for religious or medical reasons. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
AJR86 · 2026-09-24
Permanently designates November 8 of each year as "First-Generation College Student Day" in NJ. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
AR157 · 2026-09-24
Honors contributions of US Postal Service and its employees to American democracy. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S1395 · 2026-09-24
Allows certain limited liability companies to terminate alternate names before end of five-year registration period. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
AR153 · 2026-09-24
Recognizes the scientific advancements made by the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S4307 · 2026-09-24
"New Jersey History Day Act." (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A4186 · 2026-09-24
Enters New Jersey into Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5071 · 2026-09-24
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
AJR139 · 2026-09-24
Designates month of September each year as "Deaf Awareness Month" in New Jersey. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
AR158 · 2026-09-24
Commemorates 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S3386 · 2026-09-24
Authorizes use of campaign funds for security expenses of candidate, officeholder, staff, and certain family members. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A2018 · 2026-09-24
Requires publication of guide for licensure as integrated care facility; assigns DOH and DHS employees to communicate with facilities. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5064 · 2026-09-24
Requires NJT to publish certain performance-related information. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A2001 · 2026-09-24
Establishes pharmacist licensing exemption for certain dialysis-related drugs and devices. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A1207 · 2026-09-24
Requires unrestricted Medicaid coverage for ovulation enhancing drugs and medical services related to administering such drugs for certain beneficiaries experiencing infertility. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A2281 · 2026-09-17
Requires Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation services in cases of iatrogenic infertility caused by medically necessary treatments. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported Favorably)
A5046 · 2026-09-17
Requires health care claims experience data to be shared with local governments. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported Favorably)
A5233 · 2026-09-17
Allows rounding for cash transactions. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A3745 · 2026-09-17
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for the treatment of stuttering. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A5317 · 2026-09-17
Allows clinical laboratory and laboratory services providers with opportunity to participate as preferred or contracting provider and allows clinical laboratory services to receive reimbursement. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported with Substitution)
A4994 · 2026-09-17
Modifies definition of "aquaculture" throughout State law to include construction of facilities and appurtenant structures. (Assembly Agriculture Committee: Reported Favorably)
A5504 · 2026-09-17
Expands and changes membership of Aquaculture Advisory Council. (Assembly Agriculture Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A5503 · 2026-09-17
Requires Department of Agriculture to develop guidance on shellfish aquaculture agritourism. (Assembly Agriculture Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A5297 · 2026-09-17
Requires parties in arbitration hearings to be represented by attorneys in certain circumstances. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported Favorably)
AR153 · 2026-09-17
Recognizes the scientific advancements made by the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University. (Assembly Agriculture Committee: Reported Favorably)
S2782 · 2026-09-17
Clarifies choice of independent contractor status for certain licensed or regulated professionals. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A1511 · 2026-09-17
Clarifies choice of independent contractor status for certain licensed or regulated professionals. (Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A1160 · 2026-09-14
Requires DOH to evaluate technology uses in long-term care settings, implements certain technological requirements within long-term care settings, and clarifies existing telehealth reimbursement parity includes long-term care settings. (Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee Committee: Reported Favorably)
A5440 · 2026-09-14
Increases personal needs allowance for certain individuals by annual rate of inflation. (Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee Committee: Reported Favorably)
A2457 · 2026-09-14
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to include memory care training in annual long-term care training program. (Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee Committee: Reported Favorably)
S4514 · 2026-06-30
Concerns certain motor vehicle related funding to certain municipalities. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S3939 · 2026-06-30
Permits dual-use solar energy projects to participate in community solar program. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
A5223 · 2026-06-30
Creates voluntary pilot program to allow certain facilities flexibility in their psychiatric bed status. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S3183 · 2026-06-30
Modifies various provisions of State's renewable energy incentive programs; requires electric public utilities to consider interconnection applications for certain solar projects. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S4420 · 2026-06-30
Authorizes regional rehabilitation and reentry center authority to determine county proportional share assessment for budget purposes. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S4384 · 2026-06-30
Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages and clarifies privileges. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S2962 · 2026-06-30
Provides seniority service credit to educational support professionals for military service. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S2260 · 2026-06-30
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states. (Assembly Floor: Table Motion)
S2260 · 2026-06-30
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S4404 · 2026-06-30
Makes various revisions to the laws governing alcoholic beverage licensing. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 317 total roll-call votes this session).
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