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Republican · Senator

Latham Tiver

Represents District 8 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Republicans
83%
on 63 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 94%
Cast a vote
92%
Yea or Nay on 317 of 345 roll calls · Senate median 94%
Their bills that became law
4 of 147
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 3
Roll calls on record
345
2026-2027 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 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 Latham Tiver 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 Latham Tiver sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Latham Tiver is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

11 of 63 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.

S4193 · Establishes "Fortifying Corn Masa Act."
Yea
Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-06-30 · Passed 29–11 · most Republicans voted the other way
S3412 · Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.
Yea
Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-06-30 · Passed 30–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
S3412 · Requires Social Media Research Center to research and make recommendations concerning addictive social media behaviors.
Yea
Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments · 2026-06-30 · Passed 31–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
S4066 · Requires State to issue biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing.
Yea
Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-06-30 · Passed 28–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
S3815 · Establishes public awareness campaign concerning federal rules for US Postal Service postmark and its effect on mail-in ballots; directs Secretary of State to evaluate adequacy of mail-in ballot drop box placement and usage; appropriates $100,000.
Yea
Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-06-18 · Passed 30–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
S2953 · Establishes "LGBTQIA+ Pride Month" in New Jersey.
Yea
Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-05-28 · Passed 29–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
A4745 · Permits extension of early voting period for regular municipal elections in May.
Yea
Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-03-23 · Passed 29–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
A4745 · Permits extension of early voting period for regular municipal elections in May.
Yea
Senate Floor: Amend · 2026-03-23 · Passed 30–8 · most Republicans voted the other way
S420 · Permits extension of early voting period for regular municipal elections in May.
Yea
Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage · 2026-03-23 · Passed 30–8 · most Republicans voted the other way
S420 · Permits extension of early voting period for regular municipal elections in May.
Yea
Senate Floor: Reconsidered Vote · 2026-03-23 · Passed 29–8 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

S4214 · Codifies finding that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change and endanger public health, safety, welfare, and environment; amends "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)" to define greenhouse gases as air pollutants subject to regulation.
Nay
Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably · 2026-10-08 · Passed 3–2
S4058 · "Construction Containment and Pollution Prevention Act"; requires contractors to use containment devices to prevent release of certain pollutants outside of worksites.
Nay
Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported with Amendments · 2026-06-08 · Passed 3–2
S2338 · "Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act"; imposes cost recovery payments on certain fossil fuel companies for funds needed for climate change adaptation; establishes program in DEP to collect and oversee distribution of funds.
Nay
Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported with Substitution · 2026-06-08 · Passed 3–2
S680 · Requires energy usage plan for proposed artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities; requires all electricity for artificial intelligence data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities to be derived from new clean energy sources.
Nay
Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably · 2026-03-16 · Passed 3–2
SR18 · Urges states in PJM Interconnection region to require data centers to obtain electricity from new zero- or low-emission sources of energy.
Nay
Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably · 2026-03-16 · Passed 3–2
Democrats 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.

Nilsa Cruz-PerezDemocrat · District 5 · 45 shared contested votes
42%
Joseph CryanDemocrat · District 20 · 73 shared contested votes
41%
Troy SingletonDemocrat · District 7 · 67 shared contested votes
40%
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 (28 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2026-02: 46 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 61 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 66 roll calls, 17 without a Yea or Nay2026-06: 156 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2026-10: 16 roll calls, 8 without a Yea or NayFeb 2026Oct 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Latham Tiver 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.

Introduced147
Out of committee8
Passed one chamber5
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee139

For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 3 bills that became law this session.

What their bills are about
Economic Growth 23Transportation 19Military and Veterans' Affairs 16Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens 12Environment and Energy 12Law and Public Safety 11
Clarifies applicability of "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act" to public work projects.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee · 2026-10-08
Designates April 9th of each year as Dr. James Still Day in New Jersey.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee · 2026-10-01
Authorizes procedures under MLUL for identification and preservation of abandoned cemeteries.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee · 2026-10-01
Requires transportation network companies to inquire about child riders and confirm availability of certain child car seats before confirming prearranged ride.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee · 2026-10-01
"Veterans in Agriculture Act."
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee · 2026-10-01
Requires use of annual baseline concussion testing for student-athletes and cheerleaders in grades six through 12.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee · 2026-10-01
Designates month of September each year as "Deaf Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee · 2026-10-01
Allows deer depredation permit holders to harvest antlers, venison, and hide from deer.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee · 2026-10-01
Allows gross income tax deduction for employment-related childcare expenses.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee · 2026-10-01
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of certain members of TPAF.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee · 2026-10-01
Requires DOT to study and report on pedestrian safety on South Lakeshore Drive in Township of Pemberton.
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee · 2026-10-01
Urges Congress and US President to enact "No Taxes on Utility Bills Act."
Not out of committeeIntroduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee · 2026-10-01
Concerns local government financing and acquisition of fire fighting apparatus and equipment.
Became lawApproved P.L.2026, c.80. · 2026-08-27
Appropriates $77,406,208 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds to DEP for local government open space acquisition and park development projects, and for certain administrative expenses.
Became lawApproved P.L.2026, c.60. · 2026-07-30
Designates June 10 of each year as "Christina Grimmie Day" in NJ.
Became lawApproved P.L.2026, JR-2. · 2026-07-30

Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

S4729 · 2026-10-08
Modifies geographic restrictions for solar energy projects participating in community solar program. (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 5-0
Yea
S681 · 2026-10-08
"Electronic Cigarette Extended Producer Responsibility Act." (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported with Amendments)
Passed · 4-1
Yea
S4214 · 2026-10-08
Codifies finding that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change and endanger public health, safety, welfare, and environment; amends "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)" to define greenhouse gases as air pollutants subject to regulation. (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 3-2
Nay
S4468 · 2026-10-08
Requires DEP to establish maximum contaminant level for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and establish private well testing program. (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported with Amendments)
Passed · 5-0
Yea
S4400 · 2026-10-08
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers. (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 5-0
Yea
S2359 · 2026-10-08
"Mattress Stewardship Act;" requires mattress producers to join stewardship organization and implement mattress stewardship program. (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported with Amendments)
Passed · 5-0
Yea
A1517 · 2026-10-08
Establishes NJ Native Seed Commission to develop plan to increase production and use of native seeds in State. (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 5-0
Yea
S4636 · 2026-10-08
Establishes NJ Native Seed Commission to develop plan to increase production and use of native seeds in State. (Senate Environment and Energy Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 5-0
Yea
S164 · 2026-10-01
Authorizes creation of "New Jersey Council on Access and Mobility." (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 4-0
NV
S1808 · 2026-10-01
Requires NJT to establish pilot program to supply certain light rail train sets with opioid antidotes; makes appropriation of $100,000. (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 4-0
NV
S4466 · 2026-10-01
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports. (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 4-0
NV
S179 · 2026-10-01
Establishes "NJpass Program" to provide discounted fares to eligible organizations; establishes "GO NJ Transit Card Program" to develop transit cards that can be used to purchase any NJT service. (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 4-0
NV
A5071 · 2026-10-01
Requires lactation rooms be made available at certain PANYNJ airports. (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 4-0
NV
S4610 · 2026-10-01
Concerns penalties for assault of motorbus and rail passenger service employees. (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported with Amendments)
Passed · 4-0
NV
S4489 · 2026-10-01
Authorizes municipalities to lower speed limits in historic districts. (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported with Amendments)
Passed · 4-0
NV
S4464 · 2026-10-01
Requires NJTA and SJTA to provide toll discount to veterans. (Senate Transportation Committee: Reported Favorably)
Passed · 4-0
NV
A2757 · 2026-06-30
Requires transmission owners to join regional transmission organizations approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
S4514 · 2026-06-30
Concerns certain motor vehicle related funding to certain municipalities. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
A1516 · 2026-06-30
Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S2565 · 2026-06-30
Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make motion to seek closed circuit testimony. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S3939 · 2026-06-30
Permits dual-use solar energy projects to participate in community solar program. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S3445 · 2026-06-30
Modifies membership of New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
A5223 · 2026-06-30
Creates voluntary pilot program to allow certain facilities flexibility in their psychiatric bed status. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S2456 · 2026-06-30
Requires school bus drivers and school bus aides to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S1322 · 2026-06-30
Requires consumer reporting agencies to provide a consumer with a free credit report three times during any 12-month period upon request. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
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. (Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments)
Passed · 32-7
Yea
S4420 · 2026-06-30
Authorizes regional rehabilitation and reentry center authority to determine county proportional share assessment for budget purposes. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 36-2
Yea
A1552 · 2026-06-30
Revises penalties for certain violations of limousine laws. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S4436 · 2026-06-30
Requires return of unexpended balances from certain FY 2023, FY 2024, and FY 2025 appropriations to Hudson County; authorizes supplemental appropriation to Hudson County for general operating aid. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
S4384 · 2026-06-30
Makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages and clarifies privileges. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S1270 · 2026-06-30
Eliminates statute of limitations for human trafficking and criminal sexual contact prosecutions and eliminates statute of limitations for civil cases arising from human trafficking. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S4066 · 2026-06-30
Requires State to issue biennial report of unutilized State-owned property and potential for use as affordable housing. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 28-12
Yea
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. (Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
S3386 · 2026-06-30
Authorizes use of campaign funds for security expenses of candidate, officeholder, staff, and certain family members. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S4404 · 2026-06-30
Makes various revisions to the laws governing alcoholic beverage licensing. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
A4852 · 2026-06-30
Revises certain requirements for prescription of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances via telemedicine and telehealth without in-person examination or review. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 38-2
Yea
S3818 · 2026-06-30
Authorizes creation of Borinqueneers license plates. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S4265 · 2026-06-30
Prohibits purposeful obstruction of license plate and possession or transfer of merchandise that obstructs license plate. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S3946 · 2026-06-30
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 39-0
Yea
S3621 · 2026-06-30
Reduces minimum number of annually required thoroughbred horse racing dates under certain circumstances. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 38-1
Yea
A4525 · 2026-06-30
Extends deadline for submission of temporary certificate of occupancy for certain qualified residential projects or mixed-use parking projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program to June 30, 2032. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
S4495 · 2026-06-30
Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
A4072 · 2026-06-30
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 37-3
Yea
A5169 · 2026-06-30
Authorizes HMFA to make certain reimbursements to support pre-purchase homebuyer counseling under Foreclosure Mediation Assistance Program. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
A4883 · 2026-06-30
Requires Division of Travel and Tourism to establish New Jersey Film Trail. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S4390 · 2026-06-30
"End Data Center Tax Credits Act"; reduces tax credits available for Next New Jersey Program. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 35-4
Yea
A3877 · 2026-06-30
Establishes certain State funding preferences for municipalities that enhance opportunities to develop housing. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 24-15
Nay
S2368 · 2026-06-30
"Garden State Balcony Solar Act"; exempts portable solar generation devices from certain requirements, and requires certain entities to allow use and installation of portable solar generation devices. (Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
A5330 · 2026-06-30
Permits Director of Division of Pensions and Benefits to initiate temporary transfer of funds in certain circumstances. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
S4477 · 2026-06-30
Authorizes provision of residential mental health services in residential substance use disorders treatment facility or program under specified hospital affiliation and clinical support criteria. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
A5323 · 2026-06-30
Modifies eligibility for alternative business calculation adjustment allowed under gross income tax. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
S2141 · 2026-06-30
Prohibits cryptocurrency automatic teller machines. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 37-3
Yea
S1838 · 2026-06-30
Codifies Bringing Veterans Home Initiative. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 40-0
Yea
S3739 · 2026-06-30
Establishes certain electric vehicle supply equipment development processes and standards concerning public health and safety; removes certain existing approval requirements while preserving applicable safety and inspection standards. (Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments)
Passed · 27-11
Nay
A4015 · 2026-06-30
"New Jersey Kids Code Act"; adopts New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code and requires certain online service providers to implement certain measures concerning minors' use of online service. (Senate Floor: Amend)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
A4015 · 2026-06-30
"New Jersey Kids Code Act"; adopts New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code and requires certain online service providers to implement certain measures concerning minors' use of online service. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 36-4
Yea
S1493 · 2026-06-30
Updates requirements for licensure in occupational therapy. (Senate Floor: Concur in Assembly Amendments)
Passed · 33-5
Yea
A5327 · 2026-06-30
Appropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and $30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Floor: Table Motion)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
A5327 · 2026-06-30
Appropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and $30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 26-14
Nay
A5188 · 2026-06-30
"Advanced Grid Technologies Act"; requires State oversight of supplemental projects and establishes expedited review for projects utilizing advanced transmission technologies. (Senate Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Passed · 25-15
Nay
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 345 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Capitol Office
📍P.O. Box 068 State House, 145 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08625
District Office
📍Elmwood Business Park, Suite B-101, Evesham, NJ 08053
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