Bills in the 2026–2027 Session, General Assembly.
David Bailey Jr.
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires electric public utilities to develop and apply special rules for certain data centers to protect non-data center customers from increased costs.**
Requires sellers of real property to disclose presence of dams.
Concerns local government financing and acquisition of fire fighting apparatus and equipment.**
Passed both houses1
Modifies procedures for determination and payment of fair market value in distressed municipalities; concerns real property that is abandoned, vacant, or subject to unpaid taxes.
Passed the General Assembly5
Permits 30-calendar day extension to cure period for certain businesses to address and resolve certain violations.
Requires State entities to offer optional service for businesses to receive certain notices electronically.
Requires BPU to report societal benefits charge revenues and expenditures to Governor and Legislature.*
Excludes biomass, solar, and wind energy systems located on rooftops or exception areas from certain size restrictions and approval requirements applicable to preserved farmland.*
Establishes certain protections against demand by large-load addition customers in State.
Out of committee1
Revises licensure requirements for residential substance use disorders treatment facilities or programs.
In committee46
Concerns unlawful employment practices based on provision of health benefits plans.
Permits testing and use of autonomous vehicles on State roadways under certain circumstances.
Establishes gross income tax credit and corporation business tax credit for student loan payments.
Requires certain disclosures of intentionally deceptive audio or visual media.
Directs certain recoveries of federal funds for services to persons with developmental disabilities be used for grants to support community infrastructure purposes.
Requires HMFA to establish "Sustainable Tiny Home Pilot Program" in three regions of State; appropriates $5 million.
Provides expedited determination by State Board of Examiners on application for teaching staff member certification if certain criteria are met.
Establishes school breakfast kiosk pilot program.
Requires DOE to post link to NJSchoolJobs.com on homepage of its website and to promote link through social media.
Eliminates prohibition on provision of single-use paper bags by grocery stores for delivery orders; requires certain retailers to repurpose cardboard boxes if feasible.
Requires MVC to provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities during certain knowledge examinations.
Establishes "New Jersey Transit ADA Task Force."
Prohibits DEP from demolishing or requiring removal of certain cabins or similar structures located in certain tidal wetlands.
Provides credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for construction of buildings in accordance with certain energy and environmental performance standards.
Allows appointing authorities in Civil Service to hire from or promote within top five eligible candidates.
Prohibits operation of drone over school under certain circumstances.
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 State.
Clarifies procedures for revocation of pretrial release for certain defendants.
Regulates use of social care information.
Requires Executive Branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to identify and assess COVID-19 measures and their viability for future potential emergency scenarios.
Establishes streamlined hiring process pilot program to permit certain counties and municipalities to appoint persons in Civil Service.
"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 municipalities, counties, school districts, and political subdivisions to withdraw from civil service.
Allows school district to appoint certain specialists to provide school security services to schools.
Authorizes creation of US Navy Veteran license plates.
Establishes requirements and prohibitions for sale and distribution of certain products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Prohibits advertising artificial intelligence system as licensed mental health professional.
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.
Appropriates $34 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.
Allows certain redevelopers to be exempt from inactive alcoholic beverage licenses restriction.
Authorizes construction, installation, and operation of certain energy project components on preserved farmland.
Prohibits use and sale of algorithmic devices that set sale price of goods or services.
The "Real Estate Installment Contract Act."
Establishes Social-Emotional Learning Program in DOE; appropriates $2 million.
Concerns public broadcasting funding; makes appropriations.
Establishes qualifications to be appointed as AG.
Permits county sheriffs to appoint special law enforcement officers.
"Utility Rate Recovery Fairness Act"; prohibits electric public utilities and gas public utilities from recovering certain costs.
Concerns skilled and trained workforce requirements at certain high-hazard industrial facilities.
Requires benefits under certain State property tax relief programs to be provided as credits and requires tabulation of credits and deductions be included on property tax bills.
Prohibits private use and regulates government use of automated license plate readers.
Establishes biochar processing permit.
Provides gross income tax exclusion for attorney's fees and costs received in connection with certain unlawful discrimination, unlawful retaliation, and qui tam claims or actions.
"Sales Tax Holiday Weekend Act"; establishes annual sales tax holiday every third weekend in August for certain retail sales.
Requires electric public utilities to notify customers of Residential Universal Bill Credit.
Filed3
Increases child tax credit amount under gross income tax for resident taxpayers with children ages six and under and expands child tax credit eligibility to resident taxpayers with children ages six to 11.
Increases amount of allowable New Jersey earned income tax credit from 40 percent to 50 percent of federal benefit amount.
Establishes Veteran's Treatment Court Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.
Establishes "Fair Price Protection Act."*
"Power NJ Act"; establishes advanced nuclear energy procurement program in BPU.
Passed both houses · 1
Concerns authority of municipal governing body to notify insurance company if there is activity at rental property which is suspected to violate general terms of rental property insurance policy.
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Increases penalties for certain prohibited sales of tobacco and vapor products.
Expands responsibilities of Child Advocacy Center-Multidisciplinary Team Advisory Board and establishes Problematic Sexual Behavior Program.*
Requires creation of license plates that allow disabled veterans to park in parking spots reserved for persons with disabilities.
Requires Department of Agriculture to publish information on highway safety for motorists passing farm equipment on public highways; includes safely sharing roadway with farm equipment in driver education courses and certain informational brochures.
Establishes quorum standards for professional licensing entities under certain circumstances.
Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.
Establishes Hope Card Program to provide victims of domestic violence with restraining order quick reference wallet card; makes appropriation.
Out of committee · 13
Permits board of education to employ certain veterans in coaching positions in school district's interscholastic athletic program.
Requires Secretary of Agriculture to establish Farm to School Local Food Procurement Reimbursement Grant Program to reimburse school districts for costs expended in sourcing and procuring local foods for students; appropriates $4,500,000.
Secures protections for patients and providers accessing and providing reproductive health care services; establishes right of residents to reproductive health care activity that is restricted in other states.*
Prohibits sports wagering licensees from offering micro bets online; establishes penalties.*
Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students who have children to purchase meal plans, live in on-campus housing, or pay gym fees.
Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act;" appropriates $1.5 million.*
Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.
Requires BPU to work with neighboring states to research and recommend certain action concerning electric capacity and transmission.
Requires artificial intelligence companion operators to provide notifications that users are not communicating with human.
Prohibits advertising generative artificial intelligence as able to practice regulated profession or occupation.
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*
"End Data Center Tax Credits Act"; reduces tax credits available for Next New Jersey Program.*
"New Jersey History Day Act."
In committee · 47
Directs State Board of Education to authorize general science endorsement to instructional certificate.
Authorizes provision of monetary awards to whistleblowers who report State tax law violations committed by employers in construction industry.
Permits certain local units and authorities to reduce water, sewer, and stormwater fees and other charges for low-income persons.
Establishes State definition of antisemitism.
"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Includes Sikhs as protected class in bias intimidation law; appropriates $100,000.
Establishes "Energy Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Program"; amends law concerning NJ Infrastructure Bank; and authorizes certain energy contracts under "Public School Contracts Law" and "Local Public Contracts Law" up to 25 years.
Requires certain large developments, to be used as retail facility or warehouse, to be designed and constructed to accommodate load associated with solar panels.
Establishes Emergency Services part of PERS; provides enhanced benefits for emergency services employees.
Reinstates automatic COLAs for retirement benefits of certain PFRS members.
Concerns applicability of sales tax to certain horse-boarding charges in New Jersey.
Prohibits public procurement of electric vehicles that may have been made through forced labor.
Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.
Directs BPU to study feasibility of developing advanced reactors Statewide.
Lowers minimum amount of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers.
Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.
Makes various changes to SHBP plan offerings and governance.
Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."
Authorizes creation of honorably discharged veteran license plates.
Creates pilot program to provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for value of certain fruit and vegetable donations made by commercial farm operators.
Concerns electricity load forecasting.
Dedicates certain wine tax receipts to "Jersey Fresh Program Fund."
Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.
Imposes additional annual registration fee for electric vehicles; reduces rate of highway fuel taxes; authorizes DOT to conduct alternative revenue feasibility study.
"Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act"; requires institutions of higher education to implement mental health programs and services.
Requires NJEDA to establish loan program to assist beginning farmers in financing capital purchases.
Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.
Prohibits cryptocurrency automatic teller machines.
Revises conditions for use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.
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.
Requires EDA to provide grants to certain small businesses affected by State infrastructure and construction projects.
Establishes limits for electric public utility rate increases for low- and middle-income households.
Requires BPU members to have certain experience and complete certain training.
Provides that regional school districts are not subject to State school aid reductions under certain circumstances.
"New Jersey Loves New Jersey Farmers Act"; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to commercial farm operators for price loss.
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 SJTA to suspend certain tolls on Atlantic City Expressway in certain circumstances.
Requires construction project applicants to disclose project financing.
Designates May of each year as "Water Safety Month" in NJ; encourages DOE to provide resources on water safety.
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.
Establishes matching grant program in DCA to support community-based nonprofit organizations that provide shelter services during Code Blue alerts.
Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.
Concerns financial need policy used to determine costs to clients to participate in certain vocational rehabilitation services.
Requires BPU to conduct study on environmental, infrastructural, and financial impacts of data center development in State.
"Public School Employees' Health Benefits Trust Act."
Makes various changes to SHBP governance and administration.
Filed · 1
Allows certain third parties to bring suit against public works project bidders that violate certain laws.