S 3451 — Requires New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee to submit reports concerning human rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup.*

S3451 1R [First Reprint] SENATE, No.

Senator  JAMES BEACH District 6 (Burlington and Camden) Senator  RAJ MUKHERJI District 32 (Hudson)    Co-Sponsored  by:   SYNOPSIS      Requires certain entities, State agencies, and municipalities to submit reports concerning human rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Senators Timberlake and Wimberly   CURRENT  VERSION  OF  TEXTSYNOPSIS      AsRequires introduced.New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee to submit reports concerning human rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As amended by the Senate on May 28, 2026.

            2.

 a.a.

 NoNo later than 301[30 days after the enactment of P.L.    , c.     (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill),bill)] the followingdate of the first 2026 FIFA World Cup match scheduled to be held in this State, June 13, 20261, the 1[following entities and State agenciesagencies] New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee, Inc.1 shall submit an initial report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature concerning the implementation of the human rights stakeholder engagement commitments made pursuant to the updated NY/NJ Human Rights Report submitted to FIFA in December 2021:20211[:

          (1)  thethe New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee, Inc.;

          (2)  thethe Office of the Governor;

          (3)  thethe Department of Children and Families;

          (4)  thethe Department of Community Affairs;

          (5)  thethe Department of Human Services;

          (6)  thethe Department of Labor and Workforce Development;

          (7)  thethe Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety;

          (8)  thethe Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety;

          (9)  thethe Department of Transportation;

          (10)  thethe Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Department of the Treasury;

          (11)  thethe New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority;

          (12)  thethe New Jersey Transit Corporation;

          (13)  thethe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey;

          (14)  thethe Department of the Treasury;

          (15)  thethe Office of the Attorney General;

          (16)  thethe Department of State;

and           (17)  thethe New Jersey Commission on Human Trafficking.Trafficking]1.

          b.

The reports1[reports] report1 made pursuant to subsection a.

          (1)  aa survey of actions taken to implement the commitments made pursuant to the NY/NJ Human Rights Report since 2021;

          (2)  anan evaluation of the effectiveness of the actions taken to date;

and           (3)  plansplans for continuing implementation prior to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

          c.

 NoNo later than 301[30] 601 days following the final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, July 19, 2026, each1[each entity and State agency listed in subsection a.

of this sectionsection] the New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee, Inc.1 shall submit a final report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature providing an update of the initial report made pursuant to subsection a.

           1In 3.preparing the final report, the New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee, Inc.

is authorized to consult with any and all State agencies that participated in the preparation of the 2021 NY/NJ Human Rights Report, and shall consult with, at minimum:

      (1) the Office of the Governor;

      (2) the Attorney General;

      (3) the Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety;

      (4) the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety;

      (5) the New Jersey Transit Corporation;

      (6) the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;