Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, General Assembly.
Donald A. Guardian
Sponsored
Became law2
Establishes option for students nearing completion of program in chiropractic medicine to participate in preceptorship provided by State-licensed chiropractor.
Removes exception to civil service working test period for political subdivision employees.
Out of committee1
Designates State Highway Route 42 and Interstate Highway Route 295 interchange as "Ensign John R. Elliott Memorial Interchange."*
In committee84
Provides excused absence for public school student who participates in musical performance at military funeral, including playing "Taps."
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to small business employers and farm employers for increases in certain mandatory employer contributions.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain taxpayers who pay tuition costs for nurse aide in long-term care facilities training program.
Permits sale of certain alcoholic beverages and related products at seasonal farm markets.
Authorizes Class Three special law enforcement officers to provide security at public and private colleges.
Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to farm employers for providing lodging or transportation benefits.
Allows horse racetracks to be available for placing wagers at casinos in Atlantic City using Internet.
Establishes penalties for accepting wagers on prohibited sports events.
Establishes "Business Tax and Incentive Task Force."
Revises criteria to establish base year for homestead property tax reimbursement after relocation.
Requires DHS to create English and Spanish-language Internet websites to promote enrollment in affordable health care plans.
Exempts certain motor vehicles that are owned by certain nutrition programs and certain nonprofit organizations that offer social services from motor vehicle registration fees.
Requires retail establishments to allow individuals with certain medical conditions access to employee restrooms.
Establishes Statewide database of beds in shelters for the homeless.
"New Jersey Disability Savings Act."
Requires State department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof to provide link on its website for members of public to submit complaints.
Authorizes performance of supplemental environmental project to replace portion of monetary penalties for environmental violations in certain circumstances.
Provides credits under corporation business tax and gross income tax for qualified wages of certain disabled veterans.
Allocates $50 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development from federal government assistance to improve unemployment insurance benefit claims processing capacity.
Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.
Authorizes CRDA to finance transportation projects between Atlantic City Airport and Atlantic City Tourism District.
Requires establishment of central database of State programs on official website.
Requires partial State reimbursement to municipalities for cost of disabled veterans' total property tax exemption.
Allows gross income tax deduction for up to $1,200 of unreimbursed expenses incurred by eligible educators for purchase of classroom supplies.
Establishes annual 9-1-1 PSAP County Grants.
Provides family leave for employee to attend certain events of child of employee; establishes tax credits for employer that provide full paid family leave benefits.
Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Allows gross income tax deduction of up to $1,200 for purchases of school supplies by parents and guardians.
Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.
Establishes "Rural Business Development Program" in EDA; appropriates $35 million to EDA from federal funds.
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and free admission to State parks and forests for disabled veterans and individuals with certain types of military service.
Establishes certain animal abuse offenses committed in manner manifesting extreme indifference to value of animal's life as crime of second degree; designated as "River's Law."
Establishes "ATV Law Enforcement Task Force" to enhance and coordinate efforts to enforce laws pertaining to ATVs; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes Nuclear Energy Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Resources Pilot Program in DOLWD; appropriates $1 million.
Establishes "Summer Earn and Learn Pilot Program."
Establishes Rural Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program in EDA; appropriates $2.5 million in federal funds.
Establishes "County Tourism Incentive Grant Fund" within Department of Treasury to provide funding for grants to counties to support tourism advertising and promotion.
Creates behavioral health court pilot program.
Amends definition of "harassment, intimidation, or bullying" in "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
Extends "Epinephrine Access and Emergency Treatment Act" to include administration of epinephrine auto-injector devices by individuals in possession of devices pursuant to personal prescriptions.
Requires cable television companies to provide cable television service and broadband Internet speed to all committed service areas before cable television companies allow paid prioritization of Internet network traffic.
Prohibits circumventing security measures for certain online ticket sales.
Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.
Authorizes creation of special license plates commemorating horse as State animal.
Requires electric public utilities to establish interest-free revolving loan program to help residential customers purchase standby emergency power generators.
Requires criminal history record background checks on certain volunteer sports personnel.
Criminalizes participation in criminal street gang.
Provides preference for in-State businesses in State contracting.
Allows person calling certain State or local government entities to have option of speaking or leaving recorded message with human telephone operator during normal business hours.
Provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-State EMT certification; establishes criminal history record background check process.
Dedicates unencumbered revenue collected from vehicle size and weight enforcement to Transportation Trust Fund.
Prohibits use of gap in automobile insurance coverage as rating factor in automobile insurance underwriting under certain circumstances.
Permits use of instant run-off voting in balloting for certain local elective public offices.
Requires law enforcement officers to have updated photograph.
Permits a marriage or civil union license to be issued and solemnized via audio-visual technology.
Requires institutions of higher education to distribute information on availability of allowance for dependent care expenses in determination of cost of attendance.
Authorizes certain large food waste generators to send food waste to sanitary landfill facilities for purpose of generating Class I renewable energy or renewable natural gas.
Requires MVC to issue one license plate instead of two.
Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
Increases hourly limit of reimbursable personal care assistant services under NJ WorkAbility Program.
Requires prosecutors to determine risk of re-offense under Megan's Law prior to offender's release from incarceration.
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
Renames pinelands area as "John McPhee pinelands area."
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits to long-term care facilities that increase number of residential units reserved for single occupancy by at least five percent.
Requires adult day care centers to provide reasonable accommodations for certain persons.
Creates temporary grant program for electric vehicle fire suppression technology.
Requires hospital urine drug screenings to include test for fentanyl.
Exempts sales of passenger automobiles to honorably discharged veterans with a service-connected disability from sales and use tax.
Establishes penalties for use of unmanned aircraft in furtherance of commission of criminal offense; requires forfeiture of device upon conviction.
Establishes presumption of pretrial detention for certain vehicular offenses.
Establishes Military Funeral Honors Grant Program to provide grants to certain veteran organizations that provide military funeral honors.
Requires AG to defend challenges to certain municipal ordinances that establish residency requirements for convicted sex offenders.
Permits board of chosen freeholders to establish "Sharing Resources" grant and loan program to encourage shared services and municipal consolidation.
Requires SJTA to suspend certain tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway in certain circumstances.
Expands eligibility for school transportation services for nonpublic school pupils; repeals law concerning transportation of certain nonpublic school students.
Authorizes Division of Gaming Enforcement to participate in national self-exclusion list for gaming activities, and to create necessary forms for participation.
Requires Cannabis Regulatory Commission to establish procedure for persons to voluntarily prohibit self from entering dispensary.
Excludes tips from gross income tax.
Appropriates $150,000 to Department of Community Affairs for Atlantic County Animal Shelter one-year cat spay-and-neuter clinic.
Allows veteran service organizations to obtain license to serve members alcoholic beverages.
Establishes registration and training program for commercial applicators of substances for snow and ice removal.
Increases penalty for crime of manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing certain Schedule I or II controlled dangerous substances.
Establishes the "South Jersey Community Resilience Center"; appropriates $500,000.
Conforms statute to reflect court ruling regarding minimum age for eligibility as municipal police officer.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Designates State Highway Route 42 and Interstate Highway Route 295 interchange as "Ensign John R. Elliott Memorial Interchange." *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Requires water supplier to notify affected municipalities, school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and institutions of higher education of violations of drinking water quality standards.*
Establishes certain guidelines for SHBP, SEHBP, and Medicaid concerning step therapy protocols.
Expands prohibitions on employers concerning requirements for employees to attend or listen to communications related to political matters.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.**
Passed the General Assembly · 3
Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.
Requires transfer of certain participants of DCRP to PERS.*
Authorizes soil conservation districts to have more than five supervisors.
Out of committee · 8
Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts.
Requires study of ocean energy potential; directs BPU to establish wave and tidal energy generation goals and take other action to establish NJ as nationwide leader in ocean energy.
Includes electronic sports event as sports wagering; authorizes electronic sports wagering at certain locations.
Exempts certain plastic materials processed at advanced plastic processing facilities from State laws regulating solid waste disposal and recycling.
Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $25,000 appropriation.*
Establishes procedure for certification of LGBTQ+ business.*
Establishes pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of remote maternal health services for eligible beneficiaries.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
In committee · 58
Exempts certain volunteer emergency service organizations from charitable contribution filing fees.
Prohibits DEP from requiring person under 16 years of age to obtain horseback riding permit to ride in State wildlife management areas.
Provides that person who impersonates law enforcement officer and commits crime is guilty of third degree crime.
Allows gross income tax credit for volunteer firefighters.
Allows holder of disabled veteran or Purple Heart license plate or placard to park in parking spots for persons with disability.
Suspends fines for certain first-time paperwork violations committed by small businesses.
Allows certain persons with developmental disabilities 21 years of age and older to attend special education programs and to simultaneously participate in adult day and employment programs.
Requires NJTA and SJTA to automatically offer toll discounts to senior citizens.
Requires temporary detention and notification to parent or guardian of underage person who unlawfully purchases or possesses alcoholic beverages or cannabis.
Permits appointment of Class Three special law enforcement officers by county sheriffs.
Requires grading of offenses involving manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing heroin based on dosage units in addition to weight.
Establishes "New Jersey Pandemic Bill of Rights for the Welfare of Individuals."
Provides tax credits equal to cost of Jersey Fresh products purchased by breweries and wineries to be used in production of beer or wine.
Requires use of annual baseline concussion testing for student-athletes and cheerleaders in grades six through 12.
Reinstates automatic COLA for retirement benefits of members of the State-administered retirement systems.
Indexes for inflation taxable income brackets under New Jersey gross income tax.
Permits conduct of Queen of Hearts raffle games.
Prohibits State from disclosing New Jersey driver's license holders' personal information to other states seeking to issue speed camera or red light camera citations.
Requires certain commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.
Excludes under gross income tax certain contributions to qualified pension plans, deferred compensation plans and provides deduction for certain individual retirement savings.
Revises gross income tax rates for joint filers and similar taxpayers and designated as Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.
"Fully Funding Schools and Cutting Property Taxes Act"; repeals certain sections of law; requires additional aid to lower property taxes commensurate with residents' ability to support schools; appropriates $2.9 billion.
Permits surviving spouse of retired member of PFRS to be enrolled in SHBP and to continue to receive pension benefit after remarriage in certain circumstances.
Directs BPU to conduct study to determine feasibility, marketability, and costs of implementing large-scale geothermal heat pump systems in State.
Authorizes Surrogate of every county to establish electronic systems to accept electronic signatures on qualifying documents in probate matters.
Establishes task force to study technology and other methods used to reduce or eliminate telemarketing harassment and intimidation.
Requires suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.
Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.
Permits certain portion of municipal development trust funds to be spent on housing affordability assistance to veterans.
Requires State government entities provide vital documents and translation services in 15 most common non-English languages.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Increases amount annually credited to Shore Protection Fund to $50 million.
Prioritizes distribution of 9-1-1 System and Emergency Response Trust Fund monies; permits use of funds for certain expenses incurred by counties and municipalities for the provision and maintenance of 9-1-1 emergency services.
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
Exempts State residents 65 years of age and older from certain hunting, trapping, and fishing fees and license requirements.
Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for costs of exemption.
Allocates all revenue from hotel and motel occupancy fee for arts, historical heritage, and tourism purposes.
Revises permitting thresholds for certain types of development requiring CAFRA permit from DEP.
Repeals $100,000 cap on sales and use tax exemption for certain capital improvements made by businesses participating in Urban Enterprise Zone program.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies and permits emergency administration of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray by licensed campus medical professionals and resident assistants.
Establishes maximum rate of interest for New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Student Loan Program; establishes protections for private student loan borrowers.
Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
Prohibits operation of drone over school under certain circumstances.
Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.
"Atlantic City Urban Enterprise Zone and Property Tax Relief Act"; creates urban enterprise zone in Atlantic City for 10 years.
Increases daily compensation for election workers and increases additional compensation rate for election workers managing signature copy registers.
Requires green building standards and impact studies for carbon, traffic, storm water, and schools for certain affordable housing development.
Establishes certification process for non-physicians to perform laser tattoo removal.
"Small Modular Nuclear Energy Incentive Act."
Provides TPAF members and certain retirees same benefits provided to members enrolled in retirement system before July 1, 2007.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Requires DEP and New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to provide priority for principal forgiveness on environmental infrastructure project loans to municipalities in coastal areas.
Prohibits certain electric public utility rate increases and requires certain protections for ratepayers.
Expands available protections against fraudulent recording of quitclaim deed.
Provides for allocation of $100 million from available balances collected from societal benefits charge revenues for construction of new nuclear power plant.
Revises formula for State aid to municipalities and counties for public highway projects.
Requires automatic external defibrillators on-site at certain places of public assembly and youth athletic events.