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Democratic
· Assembly Member
Ravi Bhalla
Represents District 32 in the General Assembly.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 76 party-line votes · House Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 286 of 289 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
0 of 24
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 5
Roll calls on record
289
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 Ravi Bhalla 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 Ravi Bhalla 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. Ravi Bhalla is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 76 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.
S685 · Establishes "Fleet Conversion Task Force" in DEP.
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments · 2026-09-17 · Failed 3–1
A4555 · Establishes "Fleet Conversion Task Force" in DEP.
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments · 2026-09-17 · Failed 3–1
A3735 · "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.
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Substitution · 2026-06-04 · Passed 4–2
A3763 · "Construction Containment and Pollution Prevention Act"; requires contractors to use containment devices to prevent release of certain pollutants outside of worksites.
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments · 2026-03-16 · Passed 4–2
S687 · Creates Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force on Impacts of Climate Change on Property Insurance.
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments · 2026-09-17 · Failed 3–0
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 · 74 shared contested votes
53%
Aura DunnRepublican · District 25 · 65 shared contested votes
35%
Al BarlasRepublican · District 40 · 77 shared contested votes
25%
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 (3 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Ravi Bhalla 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.
Introduced24
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee23
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations 4Environment and Solid Waste 3Housing 3Tourism, Gaming and the Arts 2State and Local Government 2Commerce and Economic Development 1
Urges Congress to pass "Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Act of 2026."
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee · 2026-06-15
Expands certificate of need requirement to certain sale or lease agreements involving hospitals.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee · 2026-06-04
Imposes gross income tax at rate of 100 percent on amounts received by resident taxpayers from Anti-Weaponization Fund.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee · 2026-06-04
Clarifies protections and remedies under New Jersey Civil Rights Act; establishes certain aggravating factors regarding award of punitive damages.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee · 2026-05-18
Establishes "Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act"; permits civil action for violations of US Constitution related to immigration enforcement.
FailedWithdrawn from Consideration · 2026-05-07
Requires New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee to submit reports concerning human rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Not out of committeeReported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee · 2026-05-04
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
Not out of committeeReported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee · 2026-03-16
Prohibits certain substances in sale, distribution, and manufacture of commercial foods for human consumption; bans certain substances in school food.
Not out of committeeReported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee · 2026-03-16
Imposes 50 percent tax on gross receipts from operation of private carceral facilities in State; establishes "Immigrant Protection Fund."
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee · 2026-02-19
Authorizes State, county, and municipal law enforcement officers to access certain crime scenes and evidence.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee · 2026-02-19
Prohibits certain employment of certain US Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees in certain State and local positions.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee · 2026-02-19
Prohibits immigration enforcement on certain public lands; appropriates funds.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee · 2026-02-19
Authorizes NJT to expand Hudson Bergen Light Rail using certain monies from NJTA's capital program.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee · 2026-01-13
Establishes standards for food date labeling; requires Commissioner of Health to establish public education program and promulgate guidelines related to food safety.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee · 2026-01-13
Establishes municipal water infrastructure planning and design project grant program in DEP; appropriates $100 million.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee · 2026-01-13
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)
A4442 · 2026-09-17
Requires SNAP retailers to display information on how to protect SNAP recipients from fraud used to steal benefits. (Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee Committee: Reported Favorably)
S4495 · 2026-09-17
Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported Favorably)
A2232 · 2026-09-17
Expands responsibilities of Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and establishes Problematic Sexual Behavior Program. (Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A4124 · 2026-09-17
Provides for background checks and other requirements for certain agencies providing temporary home for persons in crisis. (Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee Committee: Reported with Amendments)
S687 · 2026-09-17
Creates Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force on Impacts of Climate Change on Property Insurance. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A4732 · 2026-09-17
Requires artificial intelligence companion operators to provide notifications that users are not communicating with human. (Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee Committee: Reported Favorably)
S685 · 2026-09-17
Establishes "Fleet Conversion Task Force" in DEP. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A4555 · 2026-09-17
Establishes "Fleet Conversion Task Force" in DEP. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A4103 · 2026-09-17
Requires construction permit for certain work involving asbestos on single-family home, duplex, or townhouse. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported Favorably)
A4908 · 2026-09-17
Prohibits expenditure of Green Acres funds for purchase, use, installation, or replacement of artificial turf fields. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A5321 · 2026-09-17
Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments)
A4099 · 2026-09-17
Revises Work First New Jersey program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program procedures to require information on security protocols be provided when replacement benefit cards are issued. (Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee Committee: Reported Favorably)
A4560 · 2026-09-17
Creates Joint Blue Ribbon Task Force on Impacts of Climate Change on Property Insurance. (Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee: Reported with Amendments)
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)
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. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
S3818 · 2026-06-30
Authorizes creation of Borinqueneers license plates. (Assembly Floor: Third Reading – Final Passage)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 289 total roll-call votes this session).
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