NJ lawmakers weigh AI regulations amid industry and safety expert clash • New Jersey Monitor

New Jersey lawmakers are weighing a package of AI bills, one of which would require large AI developers to disclose their safety procedures for frontier models to the state attorney general, the New Jersey Monitor reported on October 19, 2026. The article frames the proposals as the subject of a clash between industry representatives and safety experts. Meta public policy director Matt Lenz told lawmakers where the industry stands on the package.

The same bill would allow the attorney general to audit large AI firms directly and through private contractors, according to the report. Lenz said that large model creators such as Meta and Anthropic should be shielded from liability for harms spurred by users. The article does not report the number of bills in the package, nor any vote, committee schedule or effective date. Specific bill numbers, sponsor names and the thresholds that would define a large AI developer are not given in the article's account.

The measures described in the article target frontier models and large AI developers and firms. New Jersey's attorney general would hold both the disclosure and the audit authority under the proposal as reported. The article presents the hearing as a disagreement over liability: industry argued for protection from user-caused harms, while safety experts argued the other side. The article does not state whether the disclosure documents would be made public or kept by the attorney general's office.