# Gerard Scharfenberger
Public lawmaker profile for the Negotiate The Future policy tracker.
Profile URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/21530
Party: R
Role: Rep
District: HD-013
States: NJ
Tracked bills: 8
Latest activity: 2026-03-19
Summary: Gerard Scharfenberger is a tracked R Rep in NJ with 8 public bills. Focus areas include 7 AI bills. Latest tracked bill: A4769 Requires certain State agencies to establish expedited approval and permitting procedures for artificial intelligence data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors..
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Source links:
- Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Gerard_Scharfenberger
- Vote Smart: https://votesmart.org/candidate/75413/bio
- FollowTheMoney: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=47268883

## Tracked bills (8)
### A4769 — Requires certain State agencies to establish expedited approval and permitting procedures for artificial intelligence data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2026/A4769
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2026
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-03-19
Text available: yes

### A3966 — Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2026/A3966
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2026
Status: Introduced
Categories: Uncategorized
Updated: 2026-03-16
Text available: yes

### A2069 — Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct study and issue report on impact of artificial intelligence on growth of State's economy.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2026/A2069
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2026
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-13
Text available: yes

### A390 — Establishes NJ Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2026/A390
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2026
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-13
Text available: yes

### A2736 — Updates certain crimes to include nonconsensual pornographic deepfake threats and disclosure.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2026/A2736
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2026
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-13
Text available: yes

### A4399 — Requires Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to study impact of State agencies procuring, implementing, and operating artificial intelligence.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2024/A4399
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2024
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2024-05-16
Text available: yes

### A4400 — Establishes NJ Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2024/A4400
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2024
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2024-05-16
Text available: yes

### A1781 — Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct study and issue report on impact of artificial intelligence on growth of State's economy.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NJ/2024/A1781
Jurisdiction: NJ
Session year: 2024
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2024-01-09
Text available: yes