Bills in the 2024–2025 Session, Senate.
John J. Burzichelli
Sponsored
Became law10
Requires certain information be included in certain contracts with licensed public adjusters.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2025.
Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*
Requires electric and gas public utilities to establish "Energy Bill Watch" program and include certain information in bills and notices to customers.
Provides project grant under "Securing Our Children's Future Fund" for career and technical education expansion; appropriates $7.65 million.
Revises apportionment of State lottery contributions.
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2026.
Appropriates $52,798,268 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and other farmland preservation funds to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Amends lists of environmental infrastructure projects approved for long-term funding by DEP under FY2026 environmental infrastructure funding program.
Concerns Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act; extends for six years.*
Vetoed2
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Establishes reproductive health travel advisory.
Passed the Senate2
Eliminates transaction nexus requirement under the Sales and Use Tax and Corporation Business Tax.*
Concerns safety measures at apartment complex swimming pools.
Out of committee19
Amends current child labor laws to protect minor working as vlogger in certain circumstances.*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2025; makes appropriation.
Concerns assessment of farmland for property tax purposes.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.*
"The Manufactured Home Park Protection Act"; expands opportunity to purchase for resident homeowners in certain manufactured home parks; modifies certain requirements for disposition of private residential leasehold communities.
Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by advanced practice nurses and physicians for license renewal.*
Establishes "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act"; requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments.
Permits partnerships and joint ventures to bid on certain public works and prevailing wage contracts if each party to partnership or joint venture is independently registered.*
Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties.
Requires BPU to determine and consider lowest reasonable return on equity before approving electric, gas, and water public utility base rate cases.
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increasaed costs.**
Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.
Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs.*
Expands responsibilities of Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and establishes Problematic Sexual Behavior Program.*
Updates certain notification requirements in "Energy Bill Watch" program.
Appropriates $58.145 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to DEP for habitat restoration, land acquisition, and restoration oversight projects.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.
Authorizes certain energy projects involving installation of transmission and distribution wires that cross preserved farmland.*
Requires certain wellness visits to be covered once per year without waiting periods.*
In committee44
Prohibits DEP from demolishing or requiring removal of certain cabins or similar structures located in certain tidal wetlands.
Directs DEP to adopt rules and regulations to implement California's current low emissions vehicle program, with certain exceptions regarding zero emmission vehicles.
Regulates smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities.
Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.
Permits historic motor vehicles to be used for pleasure driving one day per week.
Permits marriage or civil union license to be obtained in any municipality in the State.
Prohibits operation of drone over school under certain circumstances.
Provides for regional economic and land use impact report and establishes review processes related to development of certain large warehouses; and requires related real property reassessments.
"Transparency in Government Act"; provides for establishment of State public finance website.
Clarifies criminal history record check requirements for workers conducting construction or public works activities in school buildings; requires school district to update visitor policy.
Eliminates salary reference for retired members of PERS returning to employment in teaching staff positions.
Allows sentencing to extended term for repeat convictions of receipt of stolen property.
Establishes separate crime of burglary of residential dwelling.
Waives 15 day waiting period for medical aid in dying under certain circumstances.
Requires certain large developments, to be used as retail facility or warehouse, to be designed and constructed to accommodate load associated with solar panels.
Requires DOH to create and disseminate materials and resources related to cardiomyopathy; appropriates $300,000.
Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for employment of community health workers.
Allows school district to appoint certain specialists to provide school security services to schools.
Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.
Establishes "Car Insurance Reduction Act"; modifies current law addressing requirements of automobile insurers for underwriting, rate calculations and reductions, and reporting requirements to State.
Establishes limits for electric public utility rate increases for low- and middle-income households.
Permits municipalities to acquire real property that is abandoned, vacant, or subject to unpaid taxes.
Establishes standards for determining an unconscionable rent increase; excludes from public access landlord tenant records in certain circumstances.
Makes various changes to provisions of "Administrative Procedure Act."
Restructures electric and gas public utility industries.
Establishes requirements and prohibitions for sale and distribution of certain products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Establishes public awareness campaign and call center for certain property tax relief programs; requires submission of annual report by Stay NJ Task Force.
Prohibits advertising artificial intelligence system as licensed mental health professional.
Requires State entities to offer optional service for businesses to receive certain notices electronically.
Exempts small-scale renewable energy projects from State land-use permit requirements, under certain conditions.
Modifies interest rates and accrual of interest on certain unpaid water and sewer utility bills and delinquent municipal taxes, assessments, and other municipal liens and charges.
"New Jersey Loves New Jersey Farmers Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to commercial farm operators for price loss.
Requires child in home education program and parents to meet annually with representative of resident school district.
Allows certain redevelopers to be exempt from inactive alcoholic beverage licenses restriction.
Requires BPU to work with neighboring states to research and recommend certain action concerning electric capacity and transmission.
Requires report of societal benefits charge revenues and expenditures to be included in the Governor's annual budget message.
Authorizes conveyance of certain State-owned real property in Stafford Township and Lacey Township in Ocean County to US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Requires Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of on-farm dairy processing activities; transfers certain resources and employees from DOH to Department of Agriculture.
Permits municipalities, counties, school districts, and political subdivisions to withdraw from civil service.
Allows appointing authorities in Civil Service to hire from or promote within top five eligible candidates.
Establishes streamlined hiring process pilot program to permit certain counties and municipalities to appoint persons in Civil Service.
Requires Administrative Office of the Courts to collect and publish statistical information about consumer debt lawsuits.
Concerns local government acquisitions of fire fighting apparatus and equipment, through purchase or lease.
Establishes qualifications to be appointed as Attorney General.
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law12
Permits partnerships and joint ventures to bid on certain public works and prevailing wage contracts if each party to partnership or joint venture is independently registered.*
Amends current child labor laws to protect minor working as vlogger in certain circumstances.*
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2025; makes appropriation.
"The Manufactured Home Park Protection Act"; expands opportunity to purchase for resident homeowners in certain manufactured home parks; modifies certain requirements for disposition of private residential leasehold communities.
Establishes "New Jersey Menopause Coverage Act"; requires health insurance coverage of medically necessary perimenopause and menopause treatments.
Permits up to three credits of continuing medical education on menopause to be used by nurses and physicians for license renewal.*
Requires Division of Housing and Community Resources in DCA and applicable State agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility assistance programs.
Prohibits sweepstakes model of wagering; establishes new penalties for unlawful gambling operations and practices; directs Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Gaming Enforcement to enforce penalties.
Requires BPU to study effects of data centers on electricity costs.*
Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.**
Updates certain notification requirements in "Energy Bill Watch" program.
Requires certain wellness visits to be covered once per year without waiting periods.*
Vetoed2
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.*
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for large load customers to protect non-large load customers from increased costs.**
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.*
Directs DHS to conduct landscape analysis of available mental health services.**
Requires employer or contractor engaged in work for public body to submit payroll records to DOLWD.*
Designates State Highway Route 42 and Interstate Highway Route 295 interchange as "Ensign John R. Elliott Memorial Interchange." *
Requires contractor subject to prevailing wage law to provide orientation meeting to new employee on prevailing wage project.
Prohibits cooperative from receiving public works contract when cooperative-approved vendor fails to pay prevailing wage; concerns cooperative purchasing agreements with other states; and permits contracting units to award certain indefinite contracts.*
Establishes "Motor Vehicle Open Recall Notice and Fair Compensation Act"; revises motor vehicle franchise agreements.*
Provides for automatic renewal of off-track wagering licenses.*
Permits certain local units to enter into project labor agreements for public works projects below the $5 million threshold.
Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires BPU to study potential deployment of advanced transmission technologies in NJ.
Out of committee · 9
Requires Administrative Law Judges to be enrolled in Workers Compensation Judges Part of PERS.
Establishes State definition of anti-Semitism; creates a public awareness campaign; appropriates $100,000.
Concerns prevailing wage law requirements for public institutions of higher education.
"Illicit Opioid Supply Substances Poisoning Awareness Act"; requires school districts to provide instruction on dangers of illicit opioid substances.*
Requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects.
Provides that regional school districts are not subject to State school aid reductions under certain circumstances.
Allows follow-up communication by operators of mental health and suicide crisis resources centers or 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to minors at risk of death by suicide.**
Requires BPU to procure and incentivize transmission-scale energy storage.
"New Jersey Energy Reliability and Affordability Act"; establishes advanced nuclear reactor, distributed energy storage, and demand optimization programs in BPU.
In committee · 13
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems.
Authorizes special license plates for members of the United States Coast Guard.
Requires certain animals used in testing to be offered for adoption; requires establishment of procedures for assessment and disposition of animals; establishes penalties for noncompliance.
Regulates residential mental health treatment facilities.
Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization.
Establishes "Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act."
Imposes additional annual registration fee for electric vehicles; reduces rate of highway fuel taxes; authorizes DOT to conduct alternative revenue feasibility study.
Creates "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act"; makes an appropriation.
Bars certain public officials from holding elective office and participating in political activities for certain time periods.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing legally protected health care activities; establishes right of residents to legally protected health care services, which are restricted in other states.
Modifies certain operating requirements for simulcasting facilities; reduces minimum number of required annual thoroughbred races from 50 to 25.
Establishes workforce development training program for advanced transmission technology.
Lowers minimum amount of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers.